NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Dense Fog Advisory
 Small Craft Advisory
   AMZ100-201945-  140 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026    .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...  Areas of dense sea fog will plague the Eastern NC waters through  today. A system passing to the north will bring increasing SW  winds and building seas today. A stronger low pressure system is  forecast to deepen off Mid Atlantic coast on Sunday.    $$
   AMZ154-201945-  S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm  including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-  140 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026    DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT    REST OF TONIGHT  SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas  4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NE 3 ft at  13 seconds. Areas of fog. A slight chance of rain late. Vsby 1 NM  or less.  FRI  SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to  7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at  13 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the morning with vsby  1 to 3 NM.  FRI NIGHT  SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,  becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave  Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NE 4 ft at 12 seconds. A slight  chance of rain after midnight.  SAT  N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at  7 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the  morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.  SAT NIGHT  NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E  4 ft at 11 seconds and SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Rain likely.  SUN  NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the  afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE  6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Rain, mainly in the  morning.  SUN NIGHT  NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas  5 to 7 ft. Rain.  MON  NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain likely, mainly  in the morning.  MON NIGHT  NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of  rain.  TUE  NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  TUE NIGHT  W winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.    $$