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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1254 am est sat jan 31 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-311815-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
1254 am est sat jan 31 2026

...gale warning in effect from 9 am est this morning through
sunday evening...

.rest of tonight...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
10 seconds. a slight chance of rain, then rain likely late with
vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 7 seconds and
se 1 ft at 10 seconds. rain likely. a chance of snow in the
morning, then snow in the afternoon. vsby 1 to 3 nm, decreasing
to 1 nm or less in the afternoon. 
.sat night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 8 seconds and n 5 ft at
5 seconds. snow and rain in the evening, then snow after
midnight. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sun...nw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing
to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. seas 5 to
8 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 5 seconds and e 6 ft at 12 seconds.
a chance of snow in the morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft at 5 seconds and e 4 ft at
12 seconds. 
.mon...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 13 seconds and n 3 ft at
4 seconds. 
.mon night...w winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.
.wed...w winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain. 
.wed night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. rain likely.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1254 am est sat jan 31 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-311815-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
1254 am est sat jan 31 2026

...gale warning in effect from 9 am est this morning through
sunday evening...

.rest of tonight...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to
25 kt late. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne
5 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain late
with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 6 seconds and n 1 ft at 3 seconds.
a chance of rain. a chance of snow. vsby 1 to 3 nm, decreasing to
1 nm or less in the afternoon. 
.sat night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 5 seconds and ne 6 ft at
8 seconds. snow with rain likely in the evening, then snow after
midnight. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sun...nw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing
to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 5 seconds and ne 5 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of snow in the morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 5 seconds
and e 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.mon...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at
13 seconds. 
.mon night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.
.wed...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain in
the afternoon. 
.wed night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft. rain likely.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1254 am est sat jan 31 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-311815-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
1254 am est sat jan 31 2026

...gale warning in effect from 9 am est this morning through
sunday evening...

.rest of tonight...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to
25 kt late. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne
4 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. a slight chance of
rain late. 
.sat...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds.
a chance of rain. a chance of snow. vsby 1 nm or less in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 6 ft at 4 seconds and ne 5 ft at
7 seconds. snow. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sun...nw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing
to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 7 seconds and sw 1 ft at 8 seconds.
a chance of snow in the morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at
12 seconds. 
.mon...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at
12 seconds. 
.mon night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.tue...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.tue night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.
.wed...sw winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain in the
afternoon. 
.wed night...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. rain likely.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1254 am est sat jan 31 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-311815-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
1254 am est sat jan 31 2026

...gale warning in effect from 9 am est this morning through
sunday evening...

.rest of tonight...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
10 seconds. a slight chance of rain late. 
.sat...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds.
a slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain and
snow in the afternoon with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sat night...nw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 6 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at
9 seconds. snow. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sun...nw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing
to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: ne 6 ft at 7 seconds and sw 1 ft at 8 seconds.
a chance of snow in the morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 4 seconds
and n 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.mon...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at
12 seconds. 
.mon night...w winds 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.tue...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain in
the afternoon. 
.wed night...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. rain likely.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
653 pm est fri jan 30 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz156-311300-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
653 pm est fri jan 30 2026

...storm warning in effect from saturday afternoon through sunday
afternoon...

.tonight...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with 
gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 5 ft at 6 
seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers 
choppy, increasing to very rough. a slight chance of rain late 
this evening. a chance of rain after midnight, then rain likely 
with a slight chance of tstms late. 
.sat...ne winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft. wave detail: ne 8 ft at 8 seconds and se 1 ft at
11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers extremely rough. rain with
a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then rain in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...n winds 40 to 50 kt with gusts up to 60 kt. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: ne 10 ft at 9 seconds and n 7 ft at
6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers extremely rough. rain, snow
with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then snow, a slight
chance of rain and tstms after midnight. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sun...nw winds 35 to 45 kt, diminishing to 25 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 55 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: n 9 ft
at 6 seconds and e 9 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
extremely rough, diminishing to very rough in the afternoon.
snow, mainly in the morning. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sun night...nw winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 6 seconds and ne 6 ft at 12 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough after midnight. 
.mon...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 5 seconds and ne 5 ft at
13 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.mon night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.wed night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy. a chance of rain.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
653 pm est fri jan 30 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz158-311300-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
653 pm est fri jan 30 2026

...storm warning in effect from saturday afternoon through sunday
morning...

.tonight...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with 
gusts up to 40 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after 
midnight. near shore, seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 5 
seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds, becoming ne 6 ft at 6 seconds 
and se 1 ft at 11 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, 
increasing to very rough. a slight chance of rain late this 
evening. a chance of rain after midnight. a chance of snow late. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 8 ft at
8 seconds and nw 4 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
very rough. rain and snow. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...n winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 55 kt. seas
9 to 12 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. wave detail: nw 10 ft at
7 seconds and ne 10 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
extremely rough. snow and rain in the evening, then snow after
midnight. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sun...nw winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, diminishing
to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. seas 8 to
11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. near shore, seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 10 ft at 7 seconds and e 10 ft at
10 seconds, becoming nw 8 ft at 7 seconds and ne 7 ft at
12 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers extremely rough,
diminishing to very rough in the afternoon. a chance of snow,
mainly in the morning. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sun night...nw winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft, except 3 to
5 ft near shore. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 6 seconds and e 6 ft at
14 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to
rough after midnight. 
.mon...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. near
shore, seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft at 5 seconds and e
5 ft at 14 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.mon night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except around
2 ft near shore. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.tue night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.wed...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.wed night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. a chance of rain.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
653 pm est fri jan 30 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz135-311300-
pamlico sound-
653 pm est fri jan 30 2026

...storm warning in effect from saturday afternoon through sunday
afternoon...

.tonight...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with 
gusts up to 35 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. a slight chance of rain and 
snow after midnight. a chance of rain and snow late. 
.sat...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming n 30 to 40 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 45 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft. rain and snow.
vsby 1 to 3 nm in the afternoon. 
.sat night...n winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 55 kt. waves
4 to 6 ft. rain and snow in the evening, then snow with a slight
chance of rain after midnight. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sun...nw winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 55 kt, diminishing
to 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt in the afternoon. waves
4 to 6 ft. snow, mainly in the morning. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.tue...w winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft. 
.tue night...w winds around 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.wed...w winds around 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. waves
1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. a chance of rain
in the afternoon. 
.wed night...se winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain.  

$$