Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
626 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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626 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Showers develop overnight with an approaching disturbance aloft.
Periods of dense fog will be possible Thursday through Sunday. A
weak front may bring another chance of rain to the waters this
weekend.

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
626 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SE
2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at
10 seconds. Areas of fog in the evening. Patchy fog after
midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after
midnight.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E
2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
626 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE
2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers early this evening, then
a slight chance of showers late this evening. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.THU...W winds 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
7 seconds. Areas of fog in the evening. Patchy fog after
midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less in the evening.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E
2 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds.
A chance of showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
after midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
626 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

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

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Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
626 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

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

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