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FZUS52 KILM 241902
CWFILM

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
302 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-250815-
302 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
A weak front stalled in the area will linger through tonight
before lifting north on Friday. A stronger cold front will cross
the waters late Saturday. High pressure will return for the start
of next week.

$$

AMZ250-250815-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
302 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers late. Patchy fog late.
.FRI...E winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A
slight chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Showers and tstms likely.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ252-250815-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
302 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers late. Patchy fog late.
.FRI...SE winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at
5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Showers and tstms likely.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Showers and tstms likely in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ254-250815-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
302 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
8 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
9 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A
slight chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Showers and tstms likely.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and N 2 ft at
3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-250815-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
302 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers
late. Patchy fog late.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 9 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Showers and tstms likely.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$


 

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267
FZNT22 KWBC 242025
OFFNT2

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 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.

ANZ899-250830-
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...High pressure persists across the
northern waters while a stationary extends across the southern
waters. The front will slowly weaken into a surface trough
tonight remaining along the Carolina coast into Fri. The high
pressure area will expand with a warm front developing over the
far N waters moving NE Fri. The high shifts E Fri night ahead of
strong low pressure moving across New England. The low slowly
moves across northern New England and into SE Canada Sat through
Sun as its trailing cold front sweeps E across the waters Sat
night and Sun. A secondary surface trough will move S over the
area Sun night, otherwise high pressure will slowly build E over
the waters Mon and Mon night, then persist across the region Tue
and Tue night while slowly shifting E.

$$

ANZ820-250830-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and areas of fog. Chance of rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ915-250830-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ920-250830-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ905-250830-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ910-250830-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ825-250830-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ828-250830-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ925-250830-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ830-250830-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ833-250830-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms early.
.FRI...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ930-250830-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

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

$$

ANZ835-250830-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ935-250830-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.


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