Marine Weather Message  Issued: 04/22/2024 06:45:08 PM EDT

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
645 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

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Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
645 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
325 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-260815-
325 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
High pressure builds in from the north through Saturday. Winds
will veer southerly by Sunday as the high moves offshore.

$$

AMZ250-260815-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
325 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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AMZ252-260815-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
325 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

AMZ254-260815-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
325 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

AMZ256-260815-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
325 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

For a more detailed look at the marine zones associated with our area go here.

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Offshore Waters Forecast...Corrected
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1105 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

West central North Atlantic continental shelf and slope waters
beyond 20 nm to 250 nm offshore, including south of Georges Bank
from 1000 fm to 250 nm offshore.

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.

ANZ899-260315-
1105 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A cold front will move S and SE
across the central waters and S waters today into early Fri while
a series of weak lows move NE along the front. The front will
pass just S of the area Fri. Strengthening high pressure will
gradually build S and SE across the waters tonight through Sat.
The center of the high pressure will move S into the central
waters Sat night and then into the S waters Sun and Sun night.
The high will remain over the S portion Mon and Mon night while a
weak cold front moves S over the NE portion Mon night.

$$

ANZ820-260315-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
1105 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ915-260315-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
1105 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
5 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ920-260315-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
1105 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
7 ft.

$$

ANZ905-260315-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
1105 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ910-260315-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
1105 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ825-260315-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1105 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ828-260315-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
1105 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ925-260315-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1105 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ830-260315-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
1105 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-260315-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
1105 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ930-260315-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1105 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ835-260315-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
1105 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ935-260315-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
1105 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.

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