Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Warning
AMZ100-222230-
428 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A strong low pressure system is forecast to deepen off Mid
Atlantic coast tonight into Monday bringing gusty NW winds and
elevated seas.
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AMZ156-222230- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 428 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING TODAY S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt late this morning, then becoming W early this afternoon, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy late this morning and early afternoon, then increasing to rough late. Rain this morning. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely this afternoon. TONIGHT NW winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening. MON NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain. MON NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A slight chance of rain in the evening. TUE NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 4 seconds and SW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. WED SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. WED NIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. THU SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain in the afternoon. THU NIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ156-222230- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 428 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING TODAY S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt late this morning, then becoming W early this afternoon, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy late this morning and early afternoon, then increasing to rough late. Rain this morning. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely this afternoon. TONIGHT NW winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening. MON NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain. MON NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A slight chance of rain in the evening. TUE NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 4 seconds and SW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. WED SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. WED NIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. THU SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain in the afternoon. THU NIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$