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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
617 pm edt tue mar 24 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-251115-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
617 pm edt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 am edt wednesday...

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

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
655 pm edt tue mar 24 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


amz135-251200-
pamlico sound-
655 pm edt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 pm edt this evening...

.tonight...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft.
.wed night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. waves
1 ft or less. 
.thu...sw winds around 5 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.thu night...sw winds around 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves
2 to 4 ft. showers likely. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers
in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 ft or less. 
.sun night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. waves
1 ft or less.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
655 pm edt tue mar 24 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


amz156-251200-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
655 pm edt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am edt wednesday...

.tonight...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 10 seconds and ne 4 ft at 6 
seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft
at 9 seconds and ne 3 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.wed night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 9 seconds and se 2 ft at
8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. 
.thu...sw winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds and
e 3 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing
to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at
8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.fri night...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. a chance of
showers. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight.
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se after midnight. seas
2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
655 pm edt tue mar 24 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


amz158-251200-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
655 pm edt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 am edt wednesday...

.tonight...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. 
seas 5 to 7 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. wave detail:
e 6 ft at 9 seconds and e 4 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and 
rivers choppy. 
.wed...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 10 seconds and e 3 ft at
7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se after midnight. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 8 seconds and ne 3 ft at
9 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat after midnight. 
.thu...nw winds around 5 kt, becoming s in the afternoon. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 8 seconds and e 3 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light
chop in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail:
se 3 ft at 8 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.
.fri...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at
7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.fri night...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. a chance of
showers. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight.
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.  

$$