FZUS52 KILM 212326
CWFILM
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
626 PM EST Sun Dec 21 2025
Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM
AMZ200-221215-
626 PM EST Sun Dec 21 2025
.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
A dry cold front is expected to reach the coast this afternoon
with another round of elevated N to NE winds. Strong high
pressure will build over the region Monday into Tuesday, with
another mainly dry cold front moving through the area Tuesday
night. High pressure to prevail
$$
AMZ250-221215-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
626 PM EST Sun Dec 21 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 3 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at
5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and E
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of rain in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
AMZ252-221215-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
626 PM EST Sun Dec 21 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.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 3 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W 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 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and
E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
AMZ254-221215-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
626 PM EST Sun Dec 21 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and
E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
AMZ256-221215-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
626 PM EST Sun Dec 21 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
NE 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at
5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
6 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and E
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
CWFILM
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
626 PM EST Sun Dec 21 2025
Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM
AMZ200-221215-
626 PM EST Sun Dec 21 2025
.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
A dry cold front is expected to reach the coast this afternoon
with another round of elevated N to NE winds. Strong high
pressure will build over the region Monday into Tuesday, with
another mainly dry cold front moving through the area Tuesday
night. High pressure to prevail
$$
AMZ250-221215-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
626 PM EST Sun Dec 21 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 3 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at
5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and E
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of rain in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
AMZ252-221215-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
626 PM EST Sun Dec 21 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and
E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
AMZ254-221215-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
626 PM EST Sun Dec 21 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and
E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
AMZ256-221215-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
626 PM EST Sun Dec 21 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
NE 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at
5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
6 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and E
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$