Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Warning
AMZ100-261915-
106 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Breezy SW winds will continue ahead of an approaching front today
and Thursday. The cold front will move through the waters
Thursday night and Friday. Moderate NE flow develops behind the
front Friday into the weekend.
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AMZ156-261915- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 106 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING REST OF TONIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy late. A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers late. THU SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. THU NIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. Showers. Patchy fog. FRI NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Rain likely with a slight chance of tstms. SAT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the morning. SAT NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. SUN NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. MON NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain. MON NIGHT NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ156-261915- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 106 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING REST OF TONIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy late. A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers late. THU SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. THU NIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. Showers. Patchy fog. FRI NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Rain likely with a slight chance of tstms. SAT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the morning. SAT NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. SUN NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. MON NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain. MON NIGHT NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$