Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
Gale Watch
AMZ100-261215-
657 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Unsettled boating conditions begin across portions of the area
waters starting tonight. Gusty S'rly winds south of Oregon Inlet
with slightly lighter winds elsewhere. A cold front will sweep
east across the area Wednesday night, followed by a sprawling area
of high pressure building in over the Thanksgiving holiday. Out
ahead of this cold front on Wednesday there is the potential for
gale force winds along the warmer Gulf Stream waters south of
Oregon Inlet.
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AMZ158-261215- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 657 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING TONIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late this evening and early morning, then becoming SW with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy late this evening and overnight. A chance of tstms this evening. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. WED SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. THU NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. THU NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. FRI NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. FRI NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. SAT NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SAT NIGHT NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. SUN SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SUN NIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ158-261215- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 657 PM EST Tue Nov 25 2025 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING TONIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late this evening and early morning, then becoming SW with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy late this evening and overnight. A chance of tstms this evening. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. WED SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. THU NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. THU NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. FRI NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. FRI NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. SAT NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SAT NIGHT NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. SUN SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SUN NIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$