Cape Fear to Little River Inlet, SC out 20 NM Marine Forecast
| Tonight...Sw Winds 10 Kt. Seas 2 To 3 Ft. Wave Detail: S 2 Ft At 5 Seconds And E 1 Ft At 8 Seconds. A Slight Chance Of Showers And Tstms Early This Evening. A Slight Chance Of Showers And Tstms After Midnight. |
| Sun...Sw Winds 10 To 15 Kt, Increasing To 15 To 20 Kt In The Afternoon. Gusts Up To 25 Kt. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Wave Detail: S 3 Ft At 5 Seconds And E 1 Ft At 8 Seconds. |
| Sun Night...Sw Winds 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 25 Kt. Seas 4 To 5 Ft. Wave Detail: Sw 5 Ft At 6 Seconds And E 1 Ft At 9 Seconds. |
| Mon...W Winds 15 To 20 Kt, Becoming Sw 10 To 15 Kt In The Afternoon. Seas 3 To 5 Ft. Wave Detail: S 4 Ft At 6 Seconds And E 1 Ft At 9 Seconds. A Chance Of Showers With A Slight Chance Of Tstms In The Afternoon. |
| Mon Night...Sw Winds 10 To 15 Kt With Gusts Up To 20 Kt. Seas 3 To 4 Ft. Wave Detail: Sw 3 Ft At 6 Seconds And E 1 Ft At 9 Seconds. A Chance Of Showers And Tstms. |
| Tue...Sw Winds 10 To 15 Kt With Gusts Up To 20 Kt. Seas 3 To 4 Ft. Wave Detail: S 3 Ft At 6 Seconds And E 1 Ft At 9 Seconds. A Chance Of Showers With A Slight Chance Of Tstms In The Morning, Then Showers Likely With A Chance Of Tstms In The Afternoon. |
| Tue Night...Sw Winds 10 To 15 Kt, Becoming W 15 To 20 Kt After Midnight. Seas 3 To 4 Ft. A Chance Of Tstms. Showers Likely, Mainly In The Evening. |
| Wed...Sw Winds 15 To 20 Kt. Seas 3 To 4 Ft. A Chance Of Showers And Tstms. |
| Wed Night...Sw Winds 15 To 20 Kt. Seas 3 To 5 Ft. |
| Thu...Sw Winds 15 To 20 Kt, Increasing To 20 To 25 Kt In The Afternoon. Seas 4 To 5 Ft. |
| Thu Night...Sw Winds 20 To 25 Kt. Seas 5 To 6 Ft. Winds And Seas Higher In And Near Tstms. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 302pm EDT Sat Jun 13 2026 .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Little changes to the forecast this afternoon. Raised Coastal Flood Advisory for Lower Cape Fear River. .KEY MESSAGES... 1) Heat will give way to an active convective pattern through Tuesday. KEY MESSAGE 1...Heat will give way to an active convective pattern through Tuesday. KEY MESSAGE 1 DESCRIPTION... Front washes out Sunday but healthy piedmont trough develops while in the mid levels a low amplitude trough swings through. Looking for an active convective day that could make figuring out which part of the area will need a heat advisory. On Monday a cold front pushes through, still in the presence of heat/instability for another day with good storm coverage. After a return to more seasonable temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday it looks to start turning hot again as low amplitude ridging returns. Due to the lower amplitude the magnitude of the heat should fall short of the current heatwave. Marine Tonight through Thursday... Although the cold front currently stalled to our west washes out tomorrow a Piedmont trough takes its place and actually increases the gradient. SCA (Small Craft Advisory) for mainly NC waters, too borderline this afternoon to pull the trigger. Outside of this a fairly typical regime will be in place for June with offshore high pressure keeping winds out of the SW and generally in the 10-15kt range early in the period, with a category increase late in the period as another cold front slowly approaches from the NW. Climate Hot temperatures are expected this weekend which a few sites may reach record highs. The hottest day of the weekend will be today. The high temp records for each climate site this weekend are provided below. Sat Sunday Location Jun 13 Jun 14 Wilmington, NC: 98 (2002) 99 (1958) Lumberton, NC: 101 (1920) 101 (2015) N. Myrtle Beach, SC: 98 (1998) 98 (2010) Florence, SC: 102 (2022) 102 (1958) NOAA Wilmington NC Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories NC... Heat Advisory until 8pm EDT this evening for NCZ087-096-099- 105>110. Coastal Flood Advisory from 8pm to 11pm EDT this evening for NCZ107. SC... Heat Advisory until 8pm EDT this evening for SCZ017-023-024- 032-033-039-054>056-058-059. Marine None. |
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