Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-221945-
240 AM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Hazardous marine conditions will persist across the waters into
tomorrow as a cold front slowly approaches area waters. Gales
likely to persist across northern outer waters through late this
morning with SCA conditions lingering into Thursday. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms expected to impact area waters through
at least Friday with ongoing threat across southern waters into
the weekend.
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AMZ150-221945- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 240 AM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING TODAY SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this morning. A chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. TONIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. THU SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. THU NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. FRI NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 2 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers. SAT N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. SUN N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. SUN NIGHT NE winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ150-221945- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 240 AM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING TODAY SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this morning. A chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. TONIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. THU SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. THU NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. FRI NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 2 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers. SAT N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. SUN N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. SUN NIGHT NE winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$