Topsail Island Coastal Waters Forecast

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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1204 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM

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.SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...
LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC WILL DEEPEN AND CONSOLIDATE
OFFSHORE OF THE VIRGINIA CAPES OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...SLIDING
OFFSHORE THURSDAY.

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SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
1204 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SEAS NEAR SHORE 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
1204 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT...
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
NEAR SHORE...SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
1204 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT...
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 40 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS AROUND 4 FT.
.MON...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SEAS NEAR SHORE 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.

MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
1204 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT...
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR SHORE...SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
.WED...N WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND
2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

MARINERS ARE REMINDED THAT WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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