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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
248 am edt fri mar 27 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-271930-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
248 am edt fri mar 27 2026

...gale watch in effect from late tonight through saturday
afternoon...

.rest of tonight...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at
4 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.
wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at 7 seconds.
patchy fog in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 6 seconds and n 2 ft at 3 seconds. a slight chance of showers
after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft at 5 seconds and s 2 ft at 6 seconds. a
chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 10 seconds and ne 4 ft at
6 seconds. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 10 seconds and
e 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.sun night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.mon...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
248 am edt fri mar 27 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-271930-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
248 am edt fri mar 27 2026

...gale watch in effect from late tonight through saturday
afternoon...

.rest of tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
seas 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at
4 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at 7 seconds.
patchy fog. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 6 seconds and n 1 ft at 3 seconds. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 4 seconds and sw 2 ft at 5 seconds.
a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 9 seconds and ne 4 ft at
6 seconds. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 10 seconds and
se 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.mon...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.tue...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
248 am edt fri mar 27 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-271930-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
248 am edt fri mar 27 2026

...gale watch in effect from late tonight through saturday
afternoon...

.rest of tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 7 seconds.
patchy fog in the morning. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 6 seconds and n 1 ft at 3 seconds. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 6 seconds.
a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 6 seconds and e
3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.mon...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. 
.tue...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
248 am edt fri mar 27 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-271930-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
248 am edt fri mar 27 2026

...gale watch in effect from late tonight through saturday
afternoon...

.rest of tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds and s 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at 7 seconds.
patchy fog. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft at 4 seconds and
se 3 ft at 6 seconds. a slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e
5 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming e
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft
at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.mon...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
229 am edt fri mar 27 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz156-271930-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
229 am edt fri mar 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...
...gale watch in effect from late tonight through saturday
evening...

.today...sw winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.tonight...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming n
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 5 ft at 8 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to very rough after
midnight. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne
6 ft at 9 seconds and ne 3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers very rough, diminishing to rough in the afternoon. a
chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail:
ne 6 ft at 10 seconds and ne 4 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 10 seconds and
ne 4 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.sun night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e
4 ft at 9 seconds and se 2 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.mon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
229 am edt fri mar 27 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz158-271930-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
229 am edt fri mar 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...
...gale watch in effect from late tonight through saturday
afternoon...

.today...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft.
wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 9 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft
near shore. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at
8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough
after midnight. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. wave
detail: ne 6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 5 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough in the
afternoon. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
5 to 8 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 6 ft at
9 seconds and ne 4 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. wave
detail: e 6 ft at 10 seconds and e 4 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. wave detail: e 4 ft at 10 seconds and se 3 ft at
7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.mon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.mon night...sw winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. 
.tue...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
229 am edt fri mar 27 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz135-271930-
pamlico sound-
229 am edt fri mar 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday morning...
...gale watch in effect from saturday morning through saturday
afternoon...

.today...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt after midnight.
waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tonight...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. a slight chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves around
3 ft. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 30 kt in the
evening. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. 
.sun night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.mon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. 
.tue...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft.  

$$