AMZ100-072100-
300 AM EST Wed Jan 7 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Strong southwesterly to westerly winds on the Gulf Stream waters
south of Oregon Inlet through this morning with lighter winds
on the sounds, rivers, and northern coastal waters. A return to
lighter winds across all waters this afternoon and persistsing
through Thursday, then increasing winds on Friday into Saturday
ahead of strong cold front.
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AMZ158-072100- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 300 AM EST Wed Jan 7 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING TODAY W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop this afternoon. TONIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. THU NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. FRI S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of rain. FRI NIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SAT S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of rain. SAT NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain after midnight. SUN W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain. SUN NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. $$
AMZ158-072100- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 300 AM EST Wed Jan 7 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING TODAY W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop this afternoon. TONIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. THU NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. FRI S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of rain. FRI NIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SAT S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of rain. SAT NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain after midnight. SUN W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain. SUN NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. $$