Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-140730-
218 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Southerly flow will dominate through this evening. Westerly flow
then develops tonight as a surface trough moves through. A
moderately strong northerly flow then develops Monday afternoon
and evening as a cold front moves through. An extended period of
elevated seas is then expected to last much of the upcoming week.
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AMZ156-140730- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 218 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON THIS AFTERNOON SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms early, then a slight chance of tstms late. TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. MON NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. MON NIGHT NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 5 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening. TUE NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 4 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. TUE NIGHT NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. WED NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. WED NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. THU NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. THU NIGHT NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ156-140730- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 218 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON THIS AFTERNOON SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms early, then a slight chance of tstms late. TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. MON NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. MON NIGHT NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 5 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening. TUE NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 4 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. TUE NIGHT NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. WED NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. WED NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. THU NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. THU NIGHT NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$