Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-160700-
1252 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Arctic high pressure crests over ENC today into tonight. High
pressure shifts offshore by the middle of next week with
moderating conditions expected. Another strong cold front then
moves through Thursday night with high pressure for the end of
the week into the weekend.
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AMZ156-160700- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 1252 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THIS AFTERNOON N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop late. TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. THU SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. THU NIGHT S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. FRI W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning. FRI NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. $$
AMZ156-160700- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 1252 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THIS AFTERNOON N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop late. TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. THU SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. THU NIGHT S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. FRI W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning. FRI NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. $$