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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1250 pm est thu jan 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-230615-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
1250 pm est thu jan 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late friday night through
tuesday morning...

.this afternoon...w winds 5 kt, becoming sw late. seas 2 to 3 ft.
wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and se 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tonight...w winds 5 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and se 1 ft at
5 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and ne 2 ft at
3 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and se
3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming ne 5 ft at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 7 seconds and
e 7 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning, then rain
and sleet likely in the afternoon. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: e
7 ft at 8 seconds. rain.
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
5 to 7 ft. rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. rain.
.mon...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. rain likely in the
morning. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1250 pm est thu jan 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-230615-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
1250 pm est thu jan 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late friday night through
tuesday morning...

.this afternoon...w winds 5 kt, becoming sw late. seas 2 to 3 ft.
wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and se 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tonight...nw winds 5 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and se 1 ft at
5 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 10 seconds and ne 2 ft at
3 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 3 ft
at 10 seconds, becoming ne 5 ft at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds.
a chance of rain and sleet in the morning, then rain and sleet
likely in the afternoon. 
.sat night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: e 7 ft at 9 seconds
and ne 6 ft at 6 seconds. rain.
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. rain.
.mon...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. rain likely in the
morning. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1250 pm est thu jan 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-230615-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
1250 pm est thu jan 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late friday night through
tuesday morning...

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

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1250 pm est thu jan 22 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-230615-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
1250 pm est thu jan 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late friday night through
tuesday morning...

.this afternoon...n winds 5 kt, becoming e late. seas 2 to 3 ft.
wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft
at 10 seconds and ne 2 ft at 3 seconds. a slight chance of rain. 
.fri night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after
midnight. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 3 ft at
10 seconds, becoming ne 5 ft at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.sat...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft
at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. 
.sat night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: e 7 ft at 8 seconds.
rain.
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
4 to 6 ft. rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. rain.
.mon...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. rain likely in the
morning. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
300 pm est thu jan 22 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


amz135-230900-
pamlico sound-
300 pm est thu jan 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from late friday night through
saturday evening...

.tonight...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n late. waves 1 ft or
less. 
.fri...n winds around 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. a slight chance
of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain and snow after
midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. waves 3 to
4 ft. a chance of rain, snow and sleet. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. rain with a slight chance of sleet in the evening,
then rain after midnight. 
.sun...s winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. waves
2 to 3 ft. rain, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain in the evening, then
rain after midnight. 
.mon...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft. 
.tue night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
300 pm est thu jan 22 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


amz156-230900-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
300 pm est thu jan 22 2026

...gale warning in effect from late friday night through saturday
morning...

.tonight...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 10 seconds and sw 1 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.fri...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft
at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a
slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in
the afternoon. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to very rough after
midnight. a chance of rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm after midnight. 
.sat...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers very rough. a chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming se 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft
at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to
choppy after midnight. rain in the evening, then rain with a
slight chance of tstms after midnight. 
.sun...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: se 6 ft
at 10 seconds and sw 5 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. rain, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers rough. a chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.mon...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.mon night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers rough. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.tue night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate 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
300 pm est thu jan 22 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


amz158-230900-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
300 pm est thu jan 22 2026

...gale warning in effect from late friday night through saturday
morning...

.tonight...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 10 seconds and s 2 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft
at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. a
slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in
the afternoon. 
.fri night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. near shore, seas 2 to 4 ft. wave
detail: ne 6 ft at 9 seconds and nw 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. a
chance of rain. 
.sat...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. wave
detail: ne 7 ft at 7 seconds and nw 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough in the
afternoon. a chance of freezing rain in the morning. a chance of
rain. 
.sat night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming e 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, except 2 to 4 ft
near shore. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. rain.
.sun...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. wave
detail: se 7 ft at 11 seconds and sw 5 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the
afternoon. rain, mainly in the morning. 
.sun night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft, except 4 to 5 ft near shore.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after
midnight. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain after
midnight. 
.mon...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.mon night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. 
.tue...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to
3 ft in the afternoon. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop. 
.tue night...w winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop.  

$$