FZUS52 KILM 170552
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1252 AM EST Wed Dec 17 2025
Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM
AMZ200-171815-
1252 AM EST Wed Dec 17 2025
.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Light winds continue today. A cold front approaches the area late
Thursday into Friday with increasing winds and the potential for
Small Craft Advisory conditions.
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AMZ250-171815-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
1252 AM EST Wed Dec 17 2025
.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft
at 10 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 8 seconds. Rain with a chance
of tstms.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of rain in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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AMZ252-171815-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1252 AM EST Wed Dec 17 2025
.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft
at 9 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE
5 ft at 8 seconds. Rain with a chance of tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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AMZ254-171815-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1252 AM EST Wed Dec 17 2025
.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds. Rain with a chance
of tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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AMZ256-171815-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
1252 AM EST Wed Dec 17 2025
.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at
3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain with a
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms. Rain.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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CWFILM
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1252 AM EST Wed Dec 17 2025
Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM
AMZ200-171815-
1252 AM EST Wed Dec 17 2025
.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Light winds continue today. A cold front approaches the area late
Thursday into Friday with increasing winds and the potential for
Small Craft Advisory conditions.
$$
AMZ250-171815-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
1252 AM EST Wed Dec 17 2025
.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft
at 10 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 8 seconds. Rain with a chance
of tstms.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of rain in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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AMZ252-171815-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1252 AM EST Wed Dec 17 2025
.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft
at 9 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE
5 ft at 8 seconds. Rain with a chance of tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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AMZ254-171815-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
1252 AM EST Wed Dec 17 2025
.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds. Rain with a chance
of tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds. A
chance of rain in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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AMZ256-171815-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
1252 AM EST Wed Dec 17 2025
.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at
3 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain with a
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms. Rain.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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