FZUS52 KILM 031503 CWFILM Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1103 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM AMZ200-040415- 1103 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 .Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles... High pressure offshore will maintain persistent south-southwesterly winds through this weekend. An approaching cold front will bring increasingly unsettled weather over the weekend along with increasing swells. A tropical system may affect the waters around the middle of next week. $$ AMZ250-040415- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- 1103 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms likely early in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms late in the evening. Showers and tstms likely after midnight. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms. .WED...Tropical storm conditions possible. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ252-040415- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- 1103 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers and tstms. .WED...Tropical storm conditions possible. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ254-040415- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- 1103 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 8 seconds. Showers and tstms. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms. .WED...Tropical storm conditions possible. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ256-040415- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm- 1103 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late in the evening. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 8 seconds. Showers and tstms. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms. .WED and WED NIGHT...Tropical storm conditions possible. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ TRA