NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Gale Warning
   AMZ100-251515-  911 PM EST Tue Feb 24 2026    .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...  Breezy SW winds will develop ahead of an approaching front  Wednesday and Thursday. The cold front will move through the  waters Thursday night and Friday.    $$
   AMZ156-251515-  S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-  911 PM EST Tue Feb 24 2026    GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH  WEDNESDAY EVENING    OVERNIGHT  SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,  increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW  5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and  rivers choppy, increasing to rough late.  WED  SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to  7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 13 seconds.  Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough.  WED NIGHT  SW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt  after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds  and E 2 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough,  diminishing to choppy after midnight. A chance of rain after  midnight.  THU  SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to  5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds.  Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain.  THU NIGHT  SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas  3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at  14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain  in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.  FRI  W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas  3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at  13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a  moderate chop in the afternoon. Rain, mainly in the morning.  FRI NIGHT  N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds  and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the evening, then  rain likely after midnight.  SAT  N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and  rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain.  SAT NIGHT  N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds  and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain.  SUN  N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and  rivers a moderate chop.  SUN NIGHT  NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent  sounds and rivers choppy.    $$