Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
706 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-251215-
706 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
Low pressure moving across the Mid South will lift a front across
the Carolinas, bringing periods of showers and thunderstorms late
Sunday through Monday. The front should dip south on Memorial
Day, but return north again Tuesday bringing another period of wet
weather into Wednesday. Showers and storms become more isolated
late in the week.

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AMZ250-251215-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
706 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at
5 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers with
tstms likely after midnight.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and
S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TUE...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms.
Showers.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. A chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-251215-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
706 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt, becoming SE late. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW with gusts up to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers and
tstms likely after midnight.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds
and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.TUE...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers likely.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-251215-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
706 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-251215-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
706 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
5 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 6 seconds. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms.
Showers.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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