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NWS Forecast

FZUS52 KILM 250531
CWFILM

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1231 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM

AMZ200-251330-
1231 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND DOWN THE EAST COAST OVERNIGHT. AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM FLORIDA WEDNESDAY...AND PASS
WELL OFFSHORE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE WATERS LATE THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SLOWLY
ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE GULF COAST STATES FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 



AMZ250-251330-
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
1231 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

REST OF TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. PATCHY
DRIZZLE.

WED
NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN...
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.

THU
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE MORNING.

THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND
4 FT...THEN 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS AROUND 2 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT AROUND 2 FT NEAR SHORE.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...THEN AROUND 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS AROUND
2 FT.

SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SUN
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING E. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 



AMZ252-251330-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
1231 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

REST OF TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY
DRIZZLE.

WED
N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD RAIN.

WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT... THEN 3 TO 5 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN...
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.

THU
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...BECOMING W
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...THEN AROUND 4 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. NEAR SHORE...SEAS AROUND 2 FT.

THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
NEAR SHORE.

FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR SHORE.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT AROUND 2 FT NEAR SHORE.

SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT.

SUN
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING E. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...THEN
AROUND 2 FT. 



AMZ254-251330-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
1231 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

REST OF TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY
DRIZZLE.

WED
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.

WED NIGHT
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE EVENING.

THU
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING W WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND
4 FT...THEN 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS AROUND 2 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.

SAT
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...THEN 1 TO 2 FT.

SUN
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING E. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 



AMZ256-251330-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
1231 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

REST OF TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE.

WED
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.

WED NIGHT
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE EVENING.

THU
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT AROUND 2 FT NEAR SHORE.

FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.

SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT...THEN 1 TO 2 FT.

SUN
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING SE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...THEN
AROUND 2 FT. 



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