Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
913 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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913 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Intermittent dense sea fog will be possible Saturday through
Saturday night. A weak cold front stalled over the waters today
will move back north as a warm front on Saturday. A much stronger
cold front will pass Sunday night then stall south and east of
the waters Monday and Tuesday.

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AMZ250-081515-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
913 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this evening and
early morning, then a chance of showers late.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
Patchy fog in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 6 seconds. Areas of dense fog in
the evening, then patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain likely.
.WED...N winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
rain.

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AMZ252-081515-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
913 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 kt, becoming NE. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance
of showers late this evening, then a slight chance of showers. A
chance of showers late.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and NE 1 ft at
3 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of dense
fog in the evening, then patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or
less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and NE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the
evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
rain.

$$

AMZ254-081515-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
913 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 11 seconds and E 1 ft at 2 seconds. A chance
of showers late this evening, then a slight chance of showers. A
chance of showers late.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
rain.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.

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AMZ256-081515-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
913 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A
chance of showers late this evening, then a slight chance of
showers. A chance of showers late.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in
the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to
3 NM after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE
3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
rain.

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