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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
626 pm edt tue sep 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-231130-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
626 pm edt tue sep 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 5 am edt wednesday through
thursday afternoon...

.tonight...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 25 kt late. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: 
e 4 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of tstms this evening. a chance of 
showers. a slight chance of tstms after midnight. 
.wed...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 6 seconds. a
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning,
then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.wed night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: ne 8 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of showers
and tstms. 
.thu...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 6 to
8 ft. wave detail: ne 8 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of showers and
tstms in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of
tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
6 to 8 ft. wave detail: ne 8 ft at 12 seconds. showers likely
with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft. wave detail: ne 8 ft at 12 seconds and n 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
626 pm edt tue sep 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-231130-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
626 pm edt tue sep 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 5 am edt wednesday through
thursday afternoon...

.tonight...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 25 kt late. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 
4 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of showers and tstms this evening, 
then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. 
.wed...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 6 seconds and
n 1 ft at 3 seconds. a chance of showers. a slight chance of
tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.wed night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 7 seconds and n 1 ft at
3 seconds. a chance of showers and tstms. 
.thu...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 8 seconds and n 2 ft at 4 seconds.
a chance of tstms. a chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon. 
.thu night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 8 seconds and n 2 ft at
4 seconds. showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening,
then a slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. 
.fri...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne
7 ft at 11 seconds and n 3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
626 pm edt tue sep 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-231130-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
626 pm edt tue sep 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 5 am edt wednesday through
thursday afternoon...

.tonight...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of tstms this evening. a chance of
showers. a slight chance of tstms after midnight. 
.wed...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 5 seconds. a slight chance of
showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon. 
.wed night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e 6 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of showers.
a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of tstms
after midnight. 
.thu...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of showers and
tstms. 
.thu night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 7 seconds and n 1 ft at
2 seconds. showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the
evening. 
.fri...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 9 seconds and
n 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sat night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
626 pm edt tue sep 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-231130-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
626 pm edt tue sep 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 5 am edt wednesday through
thursday afternoon...

.tonight...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 5 seconds. a chance of tstms this evening. a chance of
showers. a slight chance of tstms after midnight. 
.wed...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft
at 5 seconds. a chance of showers. a slight chance of tstms in
the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.wed night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail:
ne 6 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of showers and tstms. 
.thu...n winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft
at 7 seconds. a chance of tstms. a chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.thu night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 7 seconds. showers likely with
a chance of tstms in the evening. 
.fri...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne
7 ft at 8 seconds and n 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.sat night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sun...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 222026
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
426 pm edt tue sep 22 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


amz156-230930-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
426 pm edt tue sep 22 2026

...gale warning in effect from wednesday afternoon through
thursday evening...

.tonight...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne
5 ft at 7 seconds and sw 1 ft at 3 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, increasing to rough late. a chance of tstms. 
.wed...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough, increasing to very rough in the afternoon. a chance
of tstms. rain.
.wed night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: ne 8 ft at 11 seconds and s 1 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. rain likely
with a chance of tstms. 
.thu...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 11 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. rain with a chance of
tstms. 
.thu night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 10 seconds and n 2 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. rain with a
chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms after midnight. 
.fri...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 13 seconds and n 2 ft at 4 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers rough. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 222026
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
426 pm edt tue sep 22 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


amz158-230930-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
426 pm edt tue sep 22 2026

...gale warning in effect from wednesday afternoon through
thursday evening...

.tonight...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt late this evening and overnight. seas 4 to
6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 5 ft at
6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing
to choppy late this evening and overnight. a chance of showers. a
chance of tstms until early morning, then a slight chance of
tstms late. 
.wed...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 7 ft at
7 seconds and n 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
rough. a chance of tstms. rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.wed night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft, except 4 to 5 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 8 ft at
8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough. a chance of rain and
tstms. 
.thu...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, except 4 to 6 ft
near shore. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 9 seconds and n 2 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, increasing to very
rough in the afternoon. rain likely with a chance of tstms in the
morning, then rain likely with a slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...n winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, except 4 to
6 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 10 seconds and n 3 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to
rough after midnight. a slight chance of tstms. rain likely in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft, except 3 to 5 ft
near shore. wave detail: ne 9 ft at 13 seconds and n 3 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to
choppy in the afternoon. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. seas 5 to 8 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
426 pm edt tue sep 22 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


amz135-230930-
pamlico sound-
426 pm edt tue sep 22 2026

...gale warning in effect from wednesday morning through friday
afternoon...

.tonight...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late.
gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. showers likely this evening.
a chance of tstms. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.wed...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. waves 3 to
4 ft. a chance of rain and tstms in the morning, then rain likely
with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.wed night...ne winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. waves
3 to 4 ft. a slight chance of tstms. rain likely, mainly in the
evening. 
.thu...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. waves 3 to
4 ft. a slight chance of tstms. a chance of rain in the morning,
then rain likely in the afternoon.
.thu night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. waves
3 to 4 ft. rain likely with a slight chance of tstms in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.fri...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. waves around 2 ft. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$