NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Small Craft Advisory
   AMZ100-011315-  703 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026    .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...  SCAs have been issued for the Pamlico Sound and all coastal waters  starting Sunday night due to strong post-frontal northeast winds.  Gales are possible on Monday across the Pamlico Sound and coastal  waters south of Cape Hatteras.    $$
   AMZ156-011315-  S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-  703 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH  LATE TUESDAY NIGHT    TONIGHT  N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after  midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and  SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.  SUN  NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas  2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at  9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Patchy fog in  the morning.  SUN NIGHT  N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE after midnight.  Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at  6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers  rough. A slight chance of showers in the evening.  MON  NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to  6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at  10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. A slight  chance of rain in the afternoon.  MON NIGHT  NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt after  midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft  at 9 seconds and SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers  rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. A chance of rain. A  slight chance of tstms after midnight.  TUE  SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft  at 8 seconds and SE 5 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers  a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the morning.  TUE NIGHT  S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after  midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate  chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight.  WED  S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and  rivers light chop.  WED NIGHT  S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds  and rivers light chop.  THU  SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and  rivers light chop.  THU NIGHT  SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds  and rivers light chop.    Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.    $$