Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-300800-
259 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A backdoor cold front will push south Saturday afternoon into
evening, with gusty NE winds and SCA conditions Sat evening into
Sun before high pres builds back in for Mon.
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AMZ158-300800- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 259 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING TONIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SAT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening. SUN NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and NE 5 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. MON S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. MON NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of tstms. Showers. TUE N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers, mainly in the morning. TUE NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the evening. WED N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ158-300800- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 259 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING TONIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SAT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening. SUN NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and NE 5 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. MON S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. MON NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of tstms. Showers. TUE N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers, mainly in the morning. TUE NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the evening. WED N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$