fzus52 kilm 180157
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
957 pm edt sun may 17 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz250-181415-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
957 pm edt sun may 17 2026

.overnight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...sw winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tue...s winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at
5 seconds. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 5 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at
9 seconds and s 1 ft at 3 seconds. 
.wed night...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
sw 5 to 10 kt after midnight. seas 3 ft. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. 
.thu night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.fri...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 180157
cwfilm
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
957 pm edt sun may 17 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz252-181415-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
957 pm edt sun may 17 2026

.overnight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...s winds 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 8 seconds and e 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.tue...se winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 1 ft at
5 seconds. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and e 1 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers. 
.fri...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 180157
cwfilm
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
957 pm edt sun may 17 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz254-181415-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
957 pm edt sun may 17 2026

.overnight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...s winds 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. seas 2 ft.
wave detail: se 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.tue...se winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 1 ft at 3 seconds. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu...sw winds 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. 
.thu night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers after midnight. 
.fri...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers.  

$$

fzus52 kilm 180157
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
957 pm edt sun may 17 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 60 nm


amz256-181415-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
957 pm edt sun may 17 2026

.overnight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon...se winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at
5 seconds. 
.mon night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tue...se winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 ft at
5 seconds. 
.tue night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 8 seconds and e 1 ft at
7 seconds. 
.wed...s winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and s 1 ft at
3 seconds. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu...sw winds 5 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers after midnight. 
.fri...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.fri night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers after midnight.  

$$

fzus52 kmhx 172300
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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
700 pm edt sun may 17 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


amz156-181200-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
700 pm edt sun may 17 2026

.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.mon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.tue...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.tue night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and s
1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop after midnight. 
.wed...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. a chance of showers. a chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.thu night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. a chance of tstms. a chance of showers in
the evening, then showers likely after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 172300
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expires:202605181200;;734269

coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
700 pm edt sun may 17 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


amz158-181200-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
700 pm edt sun may 17 2026

.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.mon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.tue...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. 
.tue night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
3 ft at 9 seconds and s 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.wed...sw winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers flat,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.wed night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.thu night...se winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. a chance of showers and tstms.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus52 kmhx 172300
cwfmhx
expires:202605181200;;734262

coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
700 pm edt sun may 17 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


amz135-181200-
pamlico sound-
700 pm edt sun may 17 2026

.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.mon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.mon night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. 
.tue...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.tue night...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. 
.wed...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. a
chance of showers.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$