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Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Wrightsville Beach, NC

February 19, 2025 3:25 AM EST (08:25 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 6:50 AM   Sunset 6:00 PM
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AMZ250 Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm- 316 Am Est Wed Feb 19 2025

.small craft advisory in effect from 7 am est this morning through Thursday morning - .

Through 7 am - NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds.

Today - NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: ne 6 ft at 6 seconds and se 2 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.

Tonight - N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: ne 6 ft at 6 seconds and se 3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain in the evening, then a chance of rain with a slight chance of freezing rain after midnight.

Thu - NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: ne 4 ft at 7 seconds and nw 3 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of rain and freezing rain in the morning.

Thu night - NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at 8 seconds.

Fri - N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds.

Fri night - N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 ft at 8 seconds.

Sat - NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.

Sat night - S winds 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft.

Sun - N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Sun night - N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
AMZ200 316 Am Est Wed Feb 19 2025

Synopsis for coastal waters from surf city north carolina to south santee river south carolina out to 20 nautical miles - Cold high pressure will continue to push offshore to our north while a low pressure system approaches from the southwest. This system will pass by offshore late today into early Thursday with deteriorating marine conditions. More cold high pressure will return through the end of the week with improving conditions.

7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Wrightsville Beach, NC
   
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Tide / Current for Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
  
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Wrightsville Beach
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Wed -- 05:39 AM EST     0.61 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:51 AM EST     Sunrise
Wed -- 10:11 AM EST     Moonset
Wed -- 11:49 AM EST     2.77 feet High Tide
Wed -- 05:33 PM EST     0.45 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 05:58 PM EST     Sunset
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Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, Tide feet
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Tide / Current for Wilmington, North Carolina
  
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Wilmington
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Wed -- 01:52 AM EST     3.95 feet High Tide
Wed -- 06:52 AM EST     Sunrise
Wed -- 08:43 AM EST     0.44 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 10:12 AM EST     Moonset
Wed -- 02:10 PM EST     3.56 feet High Tide
Wed -- 05:59 PM EST     Sunset
Wed -- 08:40 PM EST     0.31 feet Low Tide
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Wilmington, North Carolina, Tide feet
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Area Discussion for Wilmington, NC
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FXUS62 KILM 190308 AFDILM

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1008 PM EST Tue Feb 18 2025

SYNOPSIS
Dry weather through tonight. Low pressure developing along the Gulf Coast Wednesday will spread rain across the area. Cold air arriving Wednesday evening with low pressure offshore will change precipitation to freezing rain with ice accumulations of a tenth of an inch or less. Dry and much colder weather is expected late in the week as Canadian high pressure builds in from the west. Warming trend kicks off on Sunday into early next week.

UPDATE
Hourly temperatures continue to fall despite cloud cover filling in from the southwest associated with the developing storm system. The latest guidance continues to show middle to perhaps even a smattering of lower 30s for minimums and agree citing the previous trend. No other changes.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
Latest surface analysis shows high pressure getting pinched against the mid-Atlantic coast. A system emerging out of the Gulf has been pushing more high clouds across the area, with mostly overcast cirrus blanketing the coastal Carolinas this afternoon.

Cloud cover will continue to thicken and lower tonight, aided by some shortwave energy that makes its way over from the Gulf coast. Lows dip down into the low-to-mid 30s inland, near 40 at the coast.

Aforementioned shortwave energy aloft will help spawn a Gulf low that traverses its way through northern Florida. Moisture advection well ahead of this system starts pouring into the Carolinas. Isentropic lift initiates well north of the low before sunrise Wednesday morning, starting in the 285-290K layer. This creates stratiform rain to fill in the coastal areas. Over time, as the surface low spits out of Florida and into the Atlantic, the isentropic lift will get deeper, allowing for a good swath of stratiform to overspread the area by the afternoon.

As the low moves up the coast, it drags more offshore throughout. This helps to drag in more cold air from the north, which is where frozen precipitation comes into play. Highs Wednesday in the upper 30s to mid 40s will likely be achieved in the mid-late morning hours, before decreasing by the afternoon.
This has pushed back the timing of recording freezing rain inland. Some of the far inland areas in the SC Pee Dee and NC coastal plain regions may start to see freezing rain as early as 3-5 PM EST. This has prompted an expansion of the Winter Weather Advisory across most of the forecast area, including Darlington, Florence, Marlboro, Dillon, Marion, northern Horry, Robeson, Bladen, Columbus, inland Brunswick, inland New Hanover, and Pender Counties. This advisory goes into effect at 1 PM EST Wednesday and goes until 10 AM EST Thursday.

A key piece to all of this is that despite increasing confidence of freezing rain, the total amounts continue to go down. Most should see well less than a tenth of an inch of ice, with the northern periphery of Marlboro, Robeson, Bladen, and Pender Counties having the best chance at capturing a tenth of an inch. Hazardous conditions may start to affect road conditions by the evening.

SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/
*Freezing rain Wednesday night, with highest ice accumulations near 0.1" in northern areas. Patchy freezing drizzle possible Thursday morning.
*Cold Weather Advisory likely Thursday night for wind chills of 10-15F.

With surface low deepening offshore, low level temps will continue to decrease Wednesday evening into overnight hours.
Warm nose at 850mb remains present until early Thursday morning, with freezing rain primary p-type and coverage spreading south and eastward. Additional ice accumulations of a few hundredths expected for most of the area between 7pm and early Thursday morning hours, with greatest storm total ice amounts around 0.1" across parts of Pender, Bladen and Robeson counties. The Winter Weather Advisory has been expanded to cover most of the CWA, with a few exceptions (far southern and a few coastal zones) due to uncertainty in coverage. Precipitation will wind down overnight as the surface low moves away and isentropic lift comes to an end. Low temps will get down into mid to upper 20s by Thursday morning. Be mindful of potential slick spots Thursday morning, particularly on bridges and overpasses, as well as patios and walkways.

Abundant low level moisture lingers Thursday morning through midday while mid levels get colder and drier. The main upper trough is forecasted to move across NC Thursday morning providing ample to support to squeeze out a little more precipitation, mainly for SE NC areas. Even though freezing temps will be present throughout the air column, since soundings are quite dry above -10C (meaning no moisture for the DGZ or ice crystal growth), precipitation will likely be in the form of patchy freezing drizzle Thursday morning. Column dries out and clouds begin to clear Thursday afternoon, though with strong CAA on backside of exiting low high temps will only be in the upper 30s/low 40s.

CAA remains quite strong Thursday night, with 850 temps near -10C. While lingering winds will prevent temps from getting real low, low temps are still near 20F Thursday night with aforementioned winds dropping wind chills down to 10-15F. A Cold Weather Advisory remains likely.

LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
Well below normal temperatures continue Friday, with highs in the low to mid 40s. Low temps Friday night in the low 20s, with teens likely in traditional cold spots with calm winds and mostly clear skies and high pressure moves into the area. Slight warming Saturday as CAA comes to an end, though still below normal with high temps around 50F. Upper shortwave approaches late Saturday, which will help develop a coastal trough and potentially a weak low off the coast Saturday night into Sunday.
Currently have no pops in the forecast for the weekend as most guidance keeps us dry, but will watch for trends through the week for potential for light showers. Temperatures continue to warm Sunday into early next week, reaching above normal by Tuesday. Forecast currently dry for the start of next week due to limited moisture.

AVIATION /03Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
Overall the previous trends remain in place with VFR conditions giving way to MVFR then possible IFR through the morning hours Wednesday. IFR conditions are more likely in the coastal and or more northern stations where heavier precipitation rates are expected to occur. FZRA now showing up in prevailing conditions late in the period as expected.

Extended Outlook...High confidence in IFR after 18Z Wednesday, possibly persisting into Thursday morning. Some areas may even drop into LIFR territory during this time. Restrictions improve late Thursday morning, eventually becoming VFR again later in the day. From there, high confidence in VFR through Sunday.

MARINE
Through Wednesday...Winds are locked in out of the northeast, and will remain that way through most of the period, albeit a slight backing to the NNE by late Wednesday afternoon.
Initially, winds are 10-15 kts and seas are 2-3 ft. But by Wednesday morning, the gradient starts to tighten as a low pressure system starts making its way up offshore of the Atlantic coast. Winds and seas increase and will trigger a Small Craft Advisory for the coastal waters from Surf City, NC to Little River Inlet, SC. This advisory starts at 7 AM EST Wednesday and goes until 7 AM EST Thursday morning. Gradient stays just below thresholds over the coastal waters adjacent to northeast SC, so I held off on an advisory in that area for now.

Wednesday Night through Sunday...Low pressure system offshore will be deepening as it moves off to the northeast by Thursday morning. This will continue the breezy northerly winds across coastal waters Wednesday night, sustained around 20 kts and gusts to 25 kts (especially SE NC waters due to closer proximity to the low). Seas 3- 5 ft across NE SC waters and 4-6 ft for SE NC waters Wednesday night due to northerly swell, and SCA in effect through Thursday morning for local NC waters. Offshore winds remain in the 15-20 kt range Thursday and Thursday night, with lingering seas of 3-5 ft, due to tightened pressure gradient between the low (now off Northeast coast) and expanding high pressure across central US. Winds and seas will both improve on Friday as aforementioned high pressure moves into the area. Veering winds of 10 kts or less forecasted for next weekend with seas 1-2 ft.

ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...Winter Weather Advisory from 1 PM Wednesday to 10 AM EST Thursday for NCZ087-096-099-105>107-109.
SC...Winter Weather Advisory from 1 PM Wednesday to 10 AM EST Thursday for SCZ017-023-024-032-033-059.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 7 AM Wednesday to 7 AM EST Thursday for AMZ250-252.


Weather Reporting Stations
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Stations Dist Age Wind AirWater WavesinHgDewPt
JMPN7 - 8658163 - Johnny Mercer Pier, Wrightsville Beach, NC 0 mi55 minNNE 12G14 48°F 51°F30.19
MBNN7 3 mi55 minNE 7G12 49°F 30.1843°F
41038 - ILM2 - 5 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC 6 mi77 minNE 7.8G9.7 49°F 51°F30.1943°F
41110 - Masonboro Inlet, NC 6 mi59 min 51°F2 ft
MBIN7 9 mi55 minENE 12G17 49°F 30.1744°F
WLON7 9 mi55 min 46°F 51°F30.17
41037 - ILM3 - 27 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC 27 mi77 minNE 16G21 55°F 57°F30.2046°F
41108 36 mi59 min 51°F2 ft
41024 - Sunset Nearshore (SUN 2) 45 mi77 minNE 14G18 48°F 52°F30.1742°F
41064 45 mi77 minENE 14G19 54°F 58°F30.2244°F
SSBN7 45 mi85 min 2 ft


Wind History for Wrightsville Beach, NC
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KILM WILMINGTON INTL,NC 7 sm32 minNE 0810 smOvercast45°F36°F70%30.20
KSUT CAPE FEAR RGNL JETPORT/HOWIE FRANKLIN FLD,NC 24 sm16 minNNE 0810 smOvercast46°F39°F76%30.16

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