000 FZUS52 KILM 200700 CWFILM COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 300 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2003 SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM AMZ200-201600- SYNOPSIS FOR SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 300 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2003 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL RIDGE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST AND EAST TODAY THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW SAT AND PASS THROUGH THE AREA EARLY SUN. $$ AMZ250-201600- SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR OUT 20 NM- 300 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2003 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KT NEAR SHORE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 NEAR SHORE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING EARLY. $$ AMZ252-254-256-201600- CAPE FEAR TO LITTLE RIVER INLET OUT 20 NM- LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER OUT 20 NM- 300 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2003 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KT NEAR SHORE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT NEAR SHORE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING EARLY. $$ HOEHLER