AMZ100-191500-
950 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A summertime pattern will continue through the middle of the week,
with a daily building of winds and seas in the afternoon and
evening associated with the diurnal thermal gradient. Late in the
week and into the weekend, a frontal boundary is forecast to slide
south into the area.
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AMZ156-191500- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 950 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 OVERNIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late. TUE SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. WED NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. THU SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NIGHT SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Showers likely. A chance of tstms after midnight. FRI SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. FRI NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. SAT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ156-191500- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 950 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 OVERNIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late. TUE SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. WED NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. THU SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NIGHT SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Showers likely. A chance of tstms after midnight. FRI SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. FRI NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. SAT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$