Hazardous marine condition(s):
Storm Watch
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-292300-
457 AM EST Thu Jan 29 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
SCA conditions will persist through early afternoon for the
coastal waters and Sounds. SCA conditions will return Friday night
with Gales developing Saturday. Conditions will continue to
deteriorate with storm force gusts Saturday night through Sunday
afternoon with the potential for hurricane force gusts. Seas will
ramp up through the day on Saturday, peaking at 12-20 ft Saturday
night through early Sunday afternoon.
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AMZ156-292300- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 457 AM EST Thu Jan 29 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON TODAY N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to a moderate chop this afternoon. TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. FRI N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. FRI NIGHT NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to very rough after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. SAT NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, increasing to extremely rough in the afternoon. Rain. SAT NIGHT N winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 7 seconds and NE 10 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers extremely rough. Rain and snow in the evening, then snow after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. SUN NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers extremely rough. Snow in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. SUN NIGHT NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough after midnight. MON NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. MON NIGHT NW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. $$
AMZ156-292300- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 457 AM EST Thu Jan 29 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON TODAY N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to a moderate chop this afternoon. TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. FRI N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. FRI NIGHT NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to very rough after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. SAT NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, increasing to extremely rough in the afternoon. Rain. SAT NIGHT N winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 7 seconds and NE 10 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers extremely rough. Rain and snow in the evening, then snow after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. SUN NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers extremely rough. Snow in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. SUN NIGHT NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough after midnight. MON NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. MON NIGHT NW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. $$