fzus52 kilm 281012
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
612 am edt tue jul 28 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-282315-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
612 am edt tue jul 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 5 pm edt this afternoon
through wednesday morning...

.today...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt this afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s
5 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of showers
and tstms in the evening, then showers and tstms likely after
midnight. 
.wed...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at
8 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu...nw winds 10 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.thu night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...w winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat night...s winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 281021
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
621 am edt tue jul 28 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 60 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz135-282330-
pamlico sound-
621 am edt tue jul 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 6 pm edt this evening
through late tonight...

.today...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt. waves 1 to 
2 ft, then 2 to 3 ft this afternoon. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. showers and tstms. 
.wed...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. 
.wed night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.thu...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.thu night...n winds around 5 kt, becoming w after midnight.
waves 1 ft or less. 
.fri...nw winds around 5 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. 
.fri night...s winds around 5 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.sat night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 281021
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
621 am edt tue jul 28 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 60 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz156-282330-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
621 am edt tue jul 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 5 pm edt this afternoon
through wednesday morning...

.today...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at
8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to
choppy. 
.tonight...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. showers and tstms likely in the evening, then
showers and tstms after midnight. 
.wed...w winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and
se 4 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. a slight chance of
showers and tstms in the morning. 
.wed night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.thu...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.thu night...w winds around 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers flat. 
.fri...nw winds around 5 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers flat.
.fri night...s winds around 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers flat. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.sat night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. a chance of showers and tstms after
midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 281021
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
621 am edt tue jul 28 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 60 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz158-282330-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
621 am edt tue jul 28 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 5 pm edt this afternoon
through wednesday morning...

.today...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt late. seas around 2 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft. 
wave detail: sw 4 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to choppy. 
.tonight...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. showers and tstms likely in the evening, then
showers and tstms after midnight. 
.wed...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. near shore, seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding
to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 7 seconds
and se 4 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.wed night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.thu...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.thu night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.fri...nw winds around 5 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers flat.
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.sat night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. a chance of showers and tstms after
midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$