Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-081330-
720 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Light to moderate south to southwest winds will continue through
tonight. Moderate to gusty southwest winds will develop Sunday
ahead of an approaching front. Boating conditions improve Monday
to Wednesday, but a strong front Thursday brings hazardous marine
conditions.
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AMZ156-081330- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 720 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST SUNDAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Patchy fog. SUN SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of tstms. Showers. Patchy fog. MON SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. MON NIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE NIGHT SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. WED SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. THU SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Showers likely. THU NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ156-081330- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 720 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST SUNDAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Patchy fog. SUN SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of tstms. Showers. Patchy fog. MON SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. MON NIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE NIGHT SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. WED SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. THU SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Showers likely. THU NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$