Hazardous marine condition(s):
Marine Weather Statement
Special Marine Warning
AMZ100-260630-
117 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Low pressure will move offshore of ENC this evening and will push
a cold front south of the area at the same time as well. Northerly
flow behind the front will last into Sunday. Southerly flow then
returns Sunday night, lasting into at least the first half of the
upcoming week. Southerly flow will build through mid-week ahead
of the next cold front that will move through on Wednesday. The
next opportunity for hazardous winds and seas for small craft is
expected mid-week.
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AMZ158-260630- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 117 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026 THIS AFTERNOON SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers. A slight chance of tstms early, then a chance of tstms late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. SUN N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. MON SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. MON NIGHT SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. TUE SW winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. WED W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. WED NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ158-260630- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 117 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026 THIS AFTERNOON SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers. A slight chance of tstms early, then a chance of tstms late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. SUN N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. MON SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. MON NIGHT SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. TUE SW winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. WED W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. WED NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$