FZUS52 KILM 222250 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 650 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-231130- 650 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... Modest SW flow will continue on Monday. A cold front will move across the waters late Monday, with SCA conditions expected Monday night into Tuesday night. Benign marine conditions will follow from Wednesday into Friday until another cold front approaches and increases winds and seas late on Friday. $$ AMZ250-231130- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 650 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 9 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-231130- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 650 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .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 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 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 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 5 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .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 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-231130- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 650 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-231130- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 650 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .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 9 seconds. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the 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. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$