NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Small Craft Advisory
   AMZ100-121000-  447 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026    .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...  Conditions will deteriorate this afternoon as a cold front  approaches from the west and passes on Thursday. Winds will peak  behind the front with a surge of north-northwesterly Gales. Gale  Warnings are in effect for all offshore waters and the Pamlico  Sound tomorrow afternoon.    $$
   AMZ137-121000-  Neuse and Bay Rivers-  447 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  THURSDAY EVENING    TONIGHT  SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.  THU  SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts  up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, increasing to rough in  the afternoon. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of  showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.  THU NIGHT  N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt  after midnight. Waves rough, diminishing to a moderate chop after  midnight. Rain likely, mainly in the evening.  FRI  NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves  light chop.  FRI NIGHT  SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.  SAT  NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves  light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon.  SAT NIGHT  E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.  SUN  SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of  showers in the afternoon.  SUN NIGHT  S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance  of tstms. Showers.  MON  SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. Rain with a chance of  tstms.  MON NIGHT  W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.  Waves a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in  the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.    Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.    $$