Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Watch
AMZ100-221900-
1249 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
High pressure remains in control through Friday. An Arctic front
will push through the waters late Friday with low pressure moving
through Eastern NC Sunday. Arctic high pressure will build in
early to mid next week.
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AMZ150-221900- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 1249 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON REST OF TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain. THU W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. THU NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 5 seconds. FRI N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Near shore, seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming N 7 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. A chance of snow after midnight. SAT N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 11 seconds and N 9 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of snow in the morning, then snow likely in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. SAT NIGHT NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Rain and snow in the evening, then rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. SUN SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Rain. SUN NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain. MON NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. MON NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$
AMZ150-221900- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 1249 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON REST OF TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain. THU W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. THU NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 5 seconds. FRI N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Near shore, seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming N 7 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. A chance of snow after midnight. SAT N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 11 seconds and N 9 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of snow in the morning, then snow likely in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. SAT NIGHT NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Rain and snow in the evening, then rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. SUN SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Rain. SUN NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain. MON NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. MON NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$