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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
112 am est sun jan 18 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-181915-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
112 am est sun jan 18 2026

.rest of tonight...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of
rain. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of rain in
the morning, then rain in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sun night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds
and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...w winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 3 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and
se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 5 seconds and ne 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.tue night...ne winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.wed...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.thu...nw winds 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of rain in the
morning. 
.thu night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 180612
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
112 am est sun jan 18 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-181915-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
112 am est sun jan 18 2026

.rest of tonight...sw winds 5 kt, becoming nw late. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds.
a chance of rain. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
3 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of rain in
the morning, then rain in the afternoon. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sun night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 4 seconds
and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 6 seconds and nw 2 ft at
5 seconds. 
.tue night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.wed...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.wed night...e winds 5 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. 
.thu...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of rain in
the morning. 
.thu night...n winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
112 am est sun jan 18 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-181915-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
112 am est sun jan 18 2026

.rest of tonight...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of
rain. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 5 seconds and
e 1 ft at 9 seconds. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sun night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 4 seconds and se
2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
sw 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at
5 seconds. 
.tue night...ne winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed night...ne winds 5 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. 
.thu...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu night...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
112 am est sun jan 18 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-181915-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
112 am est sun jan 18 2026

.rest of tonight...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of
rain. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. gusts
up to 25 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds
and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sun night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds and
se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft
at 3 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w
2 ft at 3 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft
at 5 seconds. 
.tue night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.wed night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.thu...nw winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
205 am est sun jan 18 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


amz135-182015-
pamlico sound-
205 am est sun jan 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this afternoon through
late tonight...

.today...sw winds around 10 kt, becoming nw early this morning,
then becoming n late this morning, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt early this afternoon, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt
with gusts up to 30 kt. waves 1 ft or less, then 2 to 3 ft. a
chance of rain after midnight, then rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm this
afternoon. 
.tonight...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. rain likely in the
evening. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.tue night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft.
.wed...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. waves
1 ft or less. 
.wed night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.thu...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. a chance of rain
in the morning. 
.thu night...n winds around 15 kt. waves around 2 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 180705
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
205 am est sun jan 18 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


amz156-182015-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
205 am est sun jan 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 1 pm est this afternoon
through late tonight...

.today...sw winds around 10 kt, becoming nw early this morning,
then becoming n late this morning, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt early this afternoon, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt
with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft at
5 seconds and s 3 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop, increasing to a moderate chop this morning, then
increasing to choppy early this afternoon, increasing to rough
late. a chance of rain after midnight. a slight chance of tstms
after midnight. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm late. 
.tonight...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft
at 5 seconds and s 3 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. rain likely in the
evening. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft
at 5 seconds and se 4 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. 
.mon night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at
9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.tue...n winds around 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft
at 4 seconds and sw 2 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.tue night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n
3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 to
4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.wed night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.thu...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.thu night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 180705
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
205 am est sun jan 18 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


amz158-182015-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
205 am est sun jan 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 1 pm est this afternoon
through late tonight...

.today...sw winds around 10 kt, becoming n this morning, then
increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt early this
afternoon, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late.
seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft this afternoon. near shore,
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft at 5 seconds and s 3 ft at
6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a
moderate chop this morning, then increasing to choppy early this
afternoon, increasing to rough late. a chance of rain with a
slight chance of tstms after midnight, then rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm
this afternoon. 
.tonight...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft
near shore. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 5 seconds and s 3 ft at
7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to
choppy after midnight. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 8 seconds and w 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. 
.mon night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 6 seconds and se
2 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft
at 4 seconds and sw 2 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.tue night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n
3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.wed night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.thu...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of rain in the morning. 
.thu night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$