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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS52 KILM

FZUS52 KILM 171901
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
301 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-180745
301 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... High pressure will move east off the coast tonight. Southerly winds and seas will prevail Friday through the weekend around offshore high pressure. The next front approaches the area early next week.

AMZ250-180745
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm
301 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

THROUGH 7 PM
E winds 5 kt, becoming SE late. Seas 1 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.

TONIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.

FRI
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft, then 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds, becoming S 1 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds.

FRI NIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds.

SAT
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds.

SUN
SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON NIGHT
S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

TUE
SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

TUE NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

AMZ252-180745
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm
301 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

THROUGH 7 PM
S winds 5 kt. Seas 1 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds.

TONIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 6 seconds.

FRI
SE winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds.

FRI NIGHT
S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds.

SAT
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds.

SUN
SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON NIGHT
S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

TUE
SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

TUE NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

AMZ254-180745
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm
301 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

THROUGH 7 PM
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.

TONIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.

FRI
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.

FRI NIGHT
S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds.

SUN
SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON NIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

TUE
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

TUE NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

AMZ256-180745
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm
301 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

THROUGH 7 PM
E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.

TONIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds, becoming SE 1 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 ft at 6 seconds.

FRI
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.

FRI NIGHT
S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds.

SUN
SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

MON NIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

TUE
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

TUE NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.