Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-191845-
1239 AM EST Mon Jan 19 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Arctic high pressure builds in behind a reinforcing cold front
tonight lasting through most the week. The next system will impact
the region this weekend.
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AMZ156-191845- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 1239 AM EST Mon Jan 19 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING REST OF TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop late. MON NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. MON NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. TUE NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. TUE NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. WED NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of rain after midnight. THU W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain. THU NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. FRI N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. FRI NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. A chance of rain. $$
AMZ156-191845- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 1239 AM EST Mon Jan 19 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING REST OF TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop late. MON NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. MON NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. TUE NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. TUE NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. WED NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of rain after midnight. THU W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain. THU NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. FRI N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. FRI NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. A chance of rain. $$