National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS52 KILM

FZUS52 KILM 241830
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
230 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 60 NM

AMZ200-250715
230 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 60 nautical miles... High pressure will build south into the middle of next week while low pressure develops near the Bahamas resulting in hazardous marine conditions.

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AMZ250-250715
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm
230 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING

THIS AFTERNOON
NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds.

TONIGHT
NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

SUN
NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 8 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 9 seconds.

MON
NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 11 seconds.

TUE
NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

TUE NIGHT
NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

WED
NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

WED NIGHT
NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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AMZ252-250715
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM
230 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING

THIS AFTERNOON
NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds.

TONIGHT
NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

SUN
NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.

SUN NIGHT
NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds.

MON
NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 11 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds.

TUE
NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

TUE NIGHT
NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

WED
NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

WED NIGHT
NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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AMZ254-250715
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM
230 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING

THIS AFTERNOON
NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds.

TONIGHT
NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds.

SUN
NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds.

MON
NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds.

TUE
NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

TUE NIGHT
NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

WED
NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

WED NIGHT
NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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AMZ256-250715
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM
230 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING

THIS AFTERNOON
NE winds 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 7 seconds.

TONIGHT
NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN
NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 8 seconds.

MON
NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 10 seconds.

TUE
NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

TUE NIGHT
NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

WED
NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

WED NIGHT
NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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AMZ280-250715
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM
230 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING

THIS AFTERNOON
NE winds 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NE 9 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

TONIGHT
NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NE 10 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight.

SUN
NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NE 12 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.

SUN NIGHT
NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NE 12 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.

MON
NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NE 10 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

MON NIGHT
NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 11 seconds.

TUE
NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

TUE NIGHT
NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

WED
NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of showers.

WED NIGHT
NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. A chance of showers.

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AMZ284-250715
Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM
230 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING

THIS AFTERNOON
NE winds 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NE 9 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers early, then a slight chance of showers late.

TONIGHT
NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NE 10 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.

SUN
NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NE 12 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers.

SUN NIGHT
NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NE 12 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.

MON
NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NE 11 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.

MON NIGHT
NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 11 seconds.

TUE
NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

TUE NIGHT
NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

WED
NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

WED NIGHT
NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of showers.