Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-080230-
924 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
High pressure will build in from the north through mid week,
keeping moderate to breezy NE to ENE winds across the waters.
Nerly winds ease on TUE gradually veering to become Serly while
slowly strengthening into late week.
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AMZ158-080230- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 924 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON REST OF TODAY NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A slight chance of showers early this afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. TONIGHT NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. TUE E winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. TUE NIGHT E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. WED NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. FRI W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. FRI NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ158-080230- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 924 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON REST OF TODAY NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A slight chance of showers early this afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. TONIGHT NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. TUE E winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. TUE NIGHT E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. WED NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. FRI W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. FRI NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$