Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Warning
AMZ100-291815-
1254 AM EST Mon Dec 29 2025
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A warm front lifts northward through the Carolinas tonight. Warm
with brief showers ahead of a stout arctic cold front that will
push through the area late today. A return to seasonably cool
conditions through mid week before a dry cold front moves through.
A low pressure area may bring the next appreciable rain to the
region this weekend.
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AMZ156-291815- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 1254 AM EST Mon Dec 29 2025 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT REST OF TONIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 5 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of rain late. MON SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and E 4 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. A chance of rain in the afternoon. MON NIGHT NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. TUE NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. WED W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. WED NIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. THU NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. THU NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. $$
AMZ156-291815- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 1254 AM EST Mon Dec 29 2025 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT REST OF TONIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 5 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of rain late. MON SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and E 4 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. A chance of rain in the afternoon. MON NIGHT NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. TUE NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. WED W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. WED NIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. THU NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. THU NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. $$