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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
220 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-031915-
220 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
An approaching cold front will move across the waters late
Thursday night or early Friday, with showers and thunderstorms
possible over the waters from Thursday afternoon through Thursday
night. High pressure ridging in from the north and northeast will
dominate the weather for Friday into the weekend. Showers and
storms will return to the coastal waters over the weekend as a
moisture plume east of the stalled front is drawn back towards
the coast.

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AMZ250-031915-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
220 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms, then
showers and tstms likely late.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms likely,
mainly in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then
a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 7 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.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms in
the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-031915-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
220 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms likely.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-031915-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
220 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then
a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft
at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ256-031915-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
220 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft
at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 4 seconds. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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