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Marine Weather Message   Issued: 09/02/2025 02:52:00 PM UTC


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WHUS72 KILM 021052
MWWILM

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
652 AM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

AMZ250-252-021200-
/O.EXP.KILM.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-250902T1100Z/
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-
652 AM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING...


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FZUS52 KILM 021749
CWFILM

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-030615-
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Quiet marine conditions return this week as low pressure tracks
farther off into the Atlantic and high pressure extends down from
the north while shifting slowly eastward through the week.

$$

AMZ250-030615-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ252-030615-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ254-030615-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-030615-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$


 

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413
FZNT22 KWBC 022030
OFFNT2

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
430 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

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.

ANZ899-030745-
430 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A stationary front oriented SW to
NE will persist over or just E of the outer waters tonight
through Thu night as a series of weak low pressure centers track
NE along the frontal boundary. Weak High pressure will build E
across the northern waters late Wed into Thu night before
shifting E of the area by Fri. The stationary front over the far
outer waters will lift N as a weak warm front Fri into Fri night
as a weak low pressure trough develops over the far S waters. A
cold front will approach the coast from the W and NW Sat, move
offshore over the northern and central waters Sat night, and
then move slowly E and SE over the area Sun into Sun night as
high pressure builds over New England and the northern mid-
Atlantic states.

$$

ANZ820-030745-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
430 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT and SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ915-030745-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
430 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ920-030745-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
430 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5
ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ905-030745-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
430 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
subsiding to 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT and FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ910-030745-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
430 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ825-030745-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
430 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ828-030745-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
430 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ925-030745-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
430 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ830-030745-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
430 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ833-030745-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
430 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

$$

ANZ930-030745-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
430 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT and SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ835-030745-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
430 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ935-030745-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
430 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.


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