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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
601 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM

AMZ200-180630-
601 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY...AND PUSH OFF THE
COAST THURSDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA SATURDAY
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW ON SUNDAY.  

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AMZ250-180630-
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
601 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2
FT OR LESS.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. A CHANCE
OF RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND
5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.  

$$

AMZ252-180630-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
601 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR SHORE. SHOWERS.
.THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT... BECOMING W
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND
6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND
6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 FT.  

$$

AMZ254-180630-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
601 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2
FT OR LESS.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR SHORE...SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NEAR SHORE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...W WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND
4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND
4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.  

$$

AMZ256-180630-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
601 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
NEAR SHORE. SHOWERS.
.THU...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND
4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND
4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.  

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