fzus52 kilm 170336
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1136 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-171615-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
1136 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until midnight edt tonight...
...small craft advisory in effect until 10 am edt tuesday...

.overnight...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming
nw 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave
detail: s 8 ft at 8 seconds and w 3 ft at 4 seconds. a slight
chance of showers and tstms late this evening. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming w
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds and nw
3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming s 4 ft at 8 seconds and nw 2 ft at
3 seconds. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
7 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming ne
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 9 seconds and n 3 ft at 4 seconds. 
.wed night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 9 seconds and ne 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.thu...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.thu night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kilm 170336
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1136 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-171615-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
1136 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until midnight edt tonight...
...small craft advisory in effect until 10 am edt tuesday...

.overnight...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming
nw 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave
detail: s 9 ft at 8 seconds and w 3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming w
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft
at 8 seconds and nw 3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
7 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and n 2 ft at
3 seconds. 
.wed night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 9 seconds and ne 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.thu...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 9 seconds and ne 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.thu night...ne winds 5 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. 
.fri...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sat...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 170336
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1136 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-171615-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
1136 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until midnight edt tonight...
...small craft advisory in effect until 7 am edt tuesday...

.overnight...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt late this
evening. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 8 ft at 8 seconds and w
4 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 8 seconds and nw 3 ft at 4 seconds. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at
7 seconds and se 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne
3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.wed night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 9 seconds and e 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.thu...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 9 seconds and ne 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds 5 kt, becoming w 5 kt after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 170336
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1136 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-171615-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
1136 pm edt mon mar 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until midnight edt tonight...
...small craft advisory in effect until 7 am edt tuesday...

.overnight...w winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 8 seconds and w 4 ft at
4 seconds. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 4 seconds and s 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at
3 seconds and se 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at
9 seconds. 
.wed night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 9 seconds and ne 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.thu...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 9 seconds and ne 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.thu night...se winds 5 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. 
.fri...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sat night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 170450
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1250 am edt tue mar 17 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


amz135-171800-
pamlico sound-
1250 am edt tue mar 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 6 am edt early this
morning...

.rest of tonight...w winds 20 to 30 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. a chance
of showers. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the 
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft. 
.wed night...ne winds around 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.thu...n winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.thu night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.fri...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.fri night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
waves around 2 ft. 
.sat...sw winds around 10 kt. waves around 2 ft.
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 170450
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1250 am edt tue mar 17 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


amz156-171800-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
1250 am edt tue mar 17 2026

...gale warning in effect until 2 am edt early this morning...

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

$$

fzus52 kmhx 170450
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1250 am edt tue mar 17 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


amz158-171800-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
1250 am edt tue mar 17 2026

...gale warning in effect until 2 am edt early this morning...

.rest of tonight...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
seas 7 to 10 ft, except 5 to 7 ft near shore. wave detail: s 9 ft
at 9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough. a slight chance
of showers. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. near shore, seas
4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. wave detail:
s 6 ft at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds and w
2 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.wed...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near
shore. wave detail: se 5 ft at 9 seconds and n 3 ft at 4 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. wave detail: se 4 ft at 9 seconds and ne 1 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.thu...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near
shore. wave detail: se 4 ft at 9 seconds and ne 2 ft at
6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.thu night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. 
.fri...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.fri night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  

$$