FZUS52 KILM 182332
CWFILM
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
732 PM EDT Thu Sep 18 2025
Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM
AMZ200-191230-
732 PM EDT Thu Sep 18 2025
.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
High pressure over the area will bring light winds through early
Saturday. Stronger high pressure building to the north and low
pressure developing to our south will lead to another period of
breezy NE winds and building seas this weekend.
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AMZ250-191230-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
732 PM EDT Thu Sep 18 2025
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at
4 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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AMZ252-191230-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
732 PM EDT Thu Sep 18 2025
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
$$
AMZ254-191230-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
732 PM EDT Thu Sep 18 2025
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 1 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at
3 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
$$
AMZ256-191230-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
732 PM EDT Thu Sep 18 2025
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
$$
CWFILM
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
732 PM EDT Thu Sep 18 2025
Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM
AMZ200-191230-
732 PM EDT Thu Sep 18 2025
.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
High pressure over the area will bring light winds through early
Saturday. Stronger high pressure building to the north and low
pressure developing to our south will lead to another period of
breezy NE winds and building seas this weekend.
$$
AMZ250-191230-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
732 PM EDT Thu Sep 18 2025
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at
4 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
$$
AMZ252-191230-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
732 PM EDT Thu Sep 18 2025
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
$$
AMZ254-191230-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
732 PM EDT Thu Sep 18 2025
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 1 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at
3 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
$$
AMZ256-191230-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
732 PM EDT Thu Sep 18 2025
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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