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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
312 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-152015-
312 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
A warm front will lift north across the area today. Deteriorating
marine weather conditions are expected tonight into Sunday as a
cold front approaches from the west. The front will move offshore
by Monday morning, followed by brief high pressure through
midweek.

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AMZ250-152015-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
312 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.THROUGH 7 AM...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft
at 12 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at
12 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds.
A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to
8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft
at 11 seconds, becoming S 8 ft at 9 seconds and SE 7 ft at
11 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 9 seconds. Showers with a chance of
tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 4 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ252-152015-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
312 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.THROUGH 7 AM...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft
at 9 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 8 ft
at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds, becoming S 9 ft at
8 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft
at 8 seconds and SE 7 ft at 11 seconds. Showers with a chance of
tstms.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 4 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ254-152015-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
312 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

.THROUGH 7 AM...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft
at 9 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 8 ft
at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds, becoming S 9 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with
a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft
at 10 seconds, becoming S 7 ft at 9 seconds. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at
8 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-152015-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
312 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

.THROUGH 7 AM...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and
E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft
at 9 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at
10 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds.
A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft
at 9 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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