Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Warning
AMZ100-251515-
911 PM EST Tue Feb 24 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Breezy SW winds will develop ahead of an approaching front
Wednesday and Thursday. The cold front will move through the
waters Thursday night and Friday.
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AMZ156-251515- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 911 PM EST Tue Feb 24 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING OVERNIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough late. WED SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. WED NIGHT SW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight. THU SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain. THU NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. FRI W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Rain, mainly in the morning. FRI NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. SAT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain. SAT NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain. SUN N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SUN NIGHT NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. $$
AMZ156-251515- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 911 PM EST Tue Feb 24 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING OVERNIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough late. WED SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. WED NIGHT SW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight. THU SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain. THU NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. FRI W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Rain, mainly in the morning. FRI NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. SAT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain. SAT NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain. SUN N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SUN NIGHT NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. $$