Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Watch
AMZ100-230115-
741 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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AMZ156-230115- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 741 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING TODAY W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop this afternoon. A slight chance of rain early this morning. TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. FRI N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to very rough after midnight. Rain likely. SAT NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. SAT NIGHT NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 6 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. Rain. SUN SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Rain. SUN NIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Rain. MON NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain in the morning. MON NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. $$
AMZ156-230115- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 741 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING TODAY W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop this afternoon. A slight chance of rain early this morning. TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. FRI N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to very rough after midnight. Rain likely. SAT NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. SAT NIGHT NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 6 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. Rain. SUN SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Rain. SUN NIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Rain. MON NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain in the morning. MON NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. $$