Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-200115-
706 AM EST Thu Feb 19 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A cold front will drop into the northern waters today bringing
lighter winds across the waters. A system passing to the north
will bring increasing SW winds tonight and Friday. A stronger low
pressure system is forecast to deepen along the coast on Sunday.
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AMZ156-200115- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 706 AM EST Thu Feb 19 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TODAY W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late this morning and early afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late this morning and early afternoon, then increasing to a moderate chop late. TONIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Patchy fog. FRI SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. FRI NIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. SAT N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and E 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. Rain likely. SUN NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. Rain, mainly in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. MON NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain. MON NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain in the evening. $$
AMZ156-200115- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 706 AM EST Thu Feb 19 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TODAY W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late this morning and early afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late this morning and early afternoon, then increasing to a moderate chop late. TONIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Patchy fog. FRI SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. FRI NIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. SAT N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and E 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. Rain likely. SUN NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. Rain, mainly in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. MON NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain. MON NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain in the evening. $$