FZUS52 KILM 240238 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1038 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-241515- 1038 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... A cold front will drop southward, crossing the area through this evening. Canadian high pressure will follow and ridge across the area from the northeast through Wednesday. High pressure will settle southward during the latter half of the week ahead of the next cold front, which is expected to push through on Friday night and bring strong offshore flow in its wake. $$ AMZ250-241515- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 1038 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-241515- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 1038 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 5 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-241515- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 1038 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ AMZ256-241515- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 1038 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NE with gusts up to 35 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 5 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$