AMZ100-152345-
643 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Approaching front tracks south across our waters today and
tonight. Winds turn northeasterly behind the front, before
returning to typical SW flow Saturday night into Sunday. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms will remain possible around this front
as well today and tomorrow. Next front approaches and tracks
across our waters Monday into Tuesday. This second front will
also bring an increased risk for shower and thunderstorm activity.
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AMZ156-152345- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 643 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 TODAY NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat late. A slight chance of tstms this morning. A chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. TONIGHT E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. SUN SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. SUN NIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. MON SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. MON NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. TUE NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE NIGHT E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. WED E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. WED NIGHT SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ156-152345- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 643 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 TODAY NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat late. A slight chance of tstms this morning. A chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. TONIGHT E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. SUN SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. SUN NIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. MON SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. MON NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. TUE NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE NIGHT E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. WED E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. WED NIGHT SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$