Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-100830-
404 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A cold front moves through the area on Friday, followed by high
pressure over the weekend. Another front will come through around
the middle of next week.
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AMZ158-100830- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 404 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING TONIGHT 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 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms early this evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening and early morning. FRI W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. SAT N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. SUN W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. SUN NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. MON NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. MON NIGHT S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers after midnight. TUE S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers. TUE NIGHT S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ158-100830- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 404 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING TONIGHT 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 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms early this evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening and early morning. FRI W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. SAT N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. SUN W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. SUN NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. MON NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. MON NIGHT S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers after midnight. TUE S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers. TUE NIGHT S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$