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Sunset Beach, NC Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
613 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

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613 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Rather benign marine wind and sea conditions will continue
through today. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will occur
today thru Tue due to passages of several upper level
disturbances, diurnal heating, and the daily sea breeze. Bermuda
high pressure and eventually the Piedmont trof will combine to
produce modest SW winds Tue thru Fri.

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
613 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms this
morning, then a chance of tstms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 6 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft
at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
613 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of tstms this morning, then a chance of tstms this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in
the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
6 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
613 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of tstms this morning, then a chance of tstms this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
613 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of tstms this morning, then a chance of tstms this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...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 7 seconds and S 1 ft at
3 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the
morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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