Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
646 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-101130-
646 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Winds and seas will increase late tonight into Monday as
strengthening low pressure treks from the Gulf coast to off the
Carolina coast, before pushing off to the east on Tuesday. High
pressure then builds in from the south through midweek.

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AMZ250-101130-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
646 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A chance of
showers late.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and E
1 ft at 9 seconds, becoming E 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at
9 seconds. Showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 7 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the
evening, then showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-101130-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
646 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers this evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
Showers likely late.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds, becoming E 5 ft at 6 seconds. Showers. A slight chance
of tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 5 seconds and E 6 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. Showers. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 9 seconds and N
3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming E 5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ254-101130-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
646 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers this evening, then showers
after midnight.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds, becoming E 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
Showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance
of tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 7 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the
evening, then showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
evening.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NW
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-101130-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
646 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers this evening, then showers after
midnight.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds, becoming E 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
Showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance
of tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 6 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the
evening, then showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NW
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at
8 seconds and NW 1 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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