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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1257 am est fri jan 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-161815-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
1257 am est fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 am est this morning...

.rest of tonight...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at
9 seconds. 
.fri...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. gusts
up to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 5 seconds
and n 1 ft at 2 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at
9 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming nw after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of rain in
the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 5 seconds.
rain.
.sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.mon night...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.tue...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.tue night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1257 am est fri jan 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz252-161815-
coastal waters from cape fear nc to little river inlet sc out
20 nm-
1257 am est fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 am est this morning...

.rest of tonight...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at
9 seconds. 
.fri...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming sw
in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
6 seconds and n 1 ft at 4 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and n 1 ft at
3 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sat night...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
nw after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at
6 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the
evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft at 4 seconds and
se 1 ft at 9 seconds. rain.
.sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.mon night...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.tue...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.tue night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1257 am est fri jan 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz254-161815-
coastal waters from little river inlet to murrells inlet sc out
20 nm-
1257 am est fri jan 16 2026

.rest of tonight...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt late. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.fri...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at
4 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at
9 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
10 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 4 seconds and
se 1 ft at 9 seconds. rain.
.sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.mon night...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.tue...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...n winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1257 am est fri jan 16 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz256-161815-
coastal waters from murrells inlet to south santee river sc out
20 nm-
1257 am est fri jan 16 2026

.rest of tonight...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at
10 seconds. 
.fri...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at
4 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
10 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft
at 4 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. rain.
.sun night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft.
.tue...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
418 am est fri jan 16 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


amz135-162230-
pamlico sound-
418 am est fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 9 am est this morning...

.today...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming w
10 to 15 kt late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming
sw late. waves 2 to 3 ft.
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. 
.sat...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. a slight chance of rain in the morning. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. rain.
.sun night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. waves around 2 ft. a chance of rain in the
evening. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
418 am est fri jan 16 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


amz156-162230-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
418 am est fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday evening...

.today...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt late this morning, then becoming w early this
afternoon, becoming sw late. seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to
3 ft this afternoon. wave detail: w 5 ft at 6 seconds and ne 1 ft
at 3 seconds, becoming sw 3 ft at 6 seconds and ne 1 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop late this morning, then diminishing to light chop
early this afternoon, increasing to a moderate chop late. 
.tonight...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at
10 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough. 
.sat...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a slight chance of rain in the
morning. 
.sat night...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave
detail: sw 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 9 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after
midnight. a chance of rain. 
.sun...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 4 seconds and s 3 ft at
6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. rain.
.sun night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave
detail: n 4 ft at 5 seconds and sw 2 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after
midnight. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. 
.mon night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
418 am est fri jan 16 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


amz158-162230-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
418 am est fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday evening...

.today...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt late this morning, then becoming sw early this
afternoon, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas 3 to 5 ft,
subsiding to 2 to 3 ft this afternoon. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
5 seconds and sw 4 ft at 7 seconds, becoming sw 3 ft at 6 seconds
and n 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to light chop late this morning and early afternoon,
then increasing to a moderate chop late. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 ft at 9 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.sat...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a slight chance of rain in the
morning. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave
detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and nw 1 ft at 3 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after
midnight. a chance of rain. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft at
4 seconds and s 3 ft at 6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. rain.
.sun night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave
detail: n 3 ft at 5 seconds and sw 2 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after
midnight. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. 
.mon night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. 
.tue...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  

$$