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Cape Fear to Little River Inlet — NWS marine zone AMZ252. Wind in knots, seas in feet, every number pulled live.

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⚠ Small Craft Advisory

Small Craft Advisory issued October 22 at 2:19PM EDT until October 25 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

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

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Should I go?

wind, seas and alerts

Rough — bigger boats and experienced crews only

A small craft advisory is in effect. Anything small is going to take a beating outside. Heavier boats with people aboard who have done it before can work with this; nobody else should be past the inlet. Inside the waterway is a different, kinder day. This is a comfort read on wind and seas, not a safety clearance. You know your boat, your crew and your water better than any forecast does.

·Observed wind N 7 kt gusting 11 at JMPN7
·Observed seas 2.6 ft at 41110
·Forecast this afternoon: N 5-10 kt
·Forecast seas 2-4 ft
·Small Craft Advisory in effect

Computed from the live readings below · not a safety clearance

The window

48 hours · drag to any hour

4 PMNOW

Seas

1.9 ft

7.5 s · Light

Wind

7 kt

Gentle breeze · F3 · gusting 10 · from N

Tide 3.1 ftStorms 0%Cloud 0%☀ daylight

Comfortable for most boats

Easy water for this stretch. Still your call — you know your boat.

4 PMdrag the chart or the sliderSat 3 PM

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Seas ft	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.3	2.4	2.5	2.8	3.9	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.3	4.9
Period s	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6
Sea dir
Wind kt	7	4	6	7	8	10	10	12	11	10	15	15	15	16	16	18
Gust kt											20	20				23
Wind dir
Storms %	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Hour	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
	Thu			Fri								Sat

Glass <1 ftLight 1-2 ftBreezy 2-3 ftFresh 3-4 ftStrong 4-6 ftVery strong 6-8 ft

Right now

observed, not forecast

Wind

7ktgusting 11

From N · 360° · JMPN7

Seas

2.6 ft

41110 · 13 s period

Water

71°F

41110

Air

69°F

JMPN7

NDBC JMPN7 21.2 nm + 41110 20.4 nm

38 min ago

On the water

AMZ252 · Cape Fear to Little River Inlet

This AfternoonSeas 2-4 ft

Wind N 5-10 ktInside not stated in this product

N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 12 seconds.

under 2 ft2–4 ftover 4 ftwind, kt

TonightN 10-15 kt g20 · seas 2-4 ft

FridayNE 15-20 kt · seas 2-4 ft

Friday NightNE 25-30 kt · seas 5-7 ft

NWS coastal waters forecast AMZ252 · issued 2:47 PM ET

Tide

3.6 ft now, rising

Next high at 17:51 · 4.2 ft

NOAA 8659084 · Southport · 0.2 nm · MLLW

Daylight

America/New_York

Sunrise

7:23 AM

at this town’s position

Sunset

6:30 PM

2h 22m of light left

NOAA solar position for 33.918, -78.021

Pulled live at 4:07 PM ET from NDBC, the National Weather Service and NOAA CO-OPS — nothing on this screen is cached, sampled or filled in. Planning aid only, not for navigation. Carry current charts.