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.
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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. $$
AMZ154-201945- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 140 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT REST OF TONIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NE 3 ft at 13 seconds. Areas of fog. A slight chance of rain late. Vsby 1 NM or less. FRI SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. FRI NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NE 4 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. SAT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Rain likely. SUN NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain. MON NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. MON NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain. TUE NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. TUE NIGHT W winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$