Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1221 AM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-151715-
1221 AM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
A typical summertime Bermuda High pattern will take over through
the first half of the week. The next cold front will approach
during the latter half of the week, bringing increased chances for
showers and thunderstorms. Southwesterly winds and a
southeasterly swell will prevail with a daily afternoon and
evening sea breeze boosting winds near shore.

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AMZ250-151715-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
1221 AM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
4 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers
in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE
3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Tstms likely.
Showers likely.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and
tstms likely in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of
tstms after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely, mainly in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-151715-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1221 AM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms late.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Tstms likely. Showers
likely.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
tstms. Showers likely.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ254-151715-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1221 AM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the
morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely
in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers
likely. Tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely, mainly in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-151715-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
1221 AM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms late.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the
morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the
evening, then a chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers
likely.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$