FZUS52 KILM 200548 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1248 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-201830- 1248 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... Southwest winds will increase ahead of our next cold front moving through Saturday night. Patchy sea fog is possible through Saturday. Strong offshore flow will follow the frontal passage lingering through early next week. $$ AMZ250-201830- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 1248 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Patchy fog in the morning. Areas of fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Areas of fog in the evening, then patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 ft at 2 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers. Patchy fog. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-201830- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 1248 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning, then areas of fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Areas of fog in the evening, then patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Patchy fog. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-201830- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 1248 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less in the evening. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 2 seconds. Showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-201830- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 1248 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy fog late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less in the evening. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 2 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Patchy fog. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$