FZUS52 KILM 101823 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 223 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-110715- 223 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... High pressure will maintain control through Wednesday before a cold front moves through on Thursday. Expect sea fog, dense at times, to periodically affect the waters, especially near shore, through early Thursday. Brief offshore flow on Thursday night will return to onshore for the weekend. $$ AMZ250-110715- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 223 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-110715- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 223 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-110715- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 223 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Showers in the evening. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-110715- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 223 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Showers in the evening. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$