Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-170815-
313 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A southwesterly flow regime more typical of summer will continue
to dominate conditions across area waters through the next several
days. A cold front is forecast to move through the area on
Sunday, with northerly flow developing behind it.
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AMZ156-170815- S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM- 313 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING TONIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt early this evening, then 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. FRI SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. FRI NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. SAT SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. SUN SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. MON N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. MON NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. TUE N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ156-170815- S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM- 313 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING TONIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt early this evening, then 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. FRI SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. FRI NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. SAT SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. SUN SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. MON N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. MON NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. TUE N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$