Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-180530-
1258 PM EDT Mon Mar 17 2025
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A cold front will move across ENC early this morning. High
pressure builds back into the Eastern Seaboard through mid-week.
Another cold front moves through late Thursday.
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AMZ158-180530- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 1258 PM EDT Mon Mar 17 2025 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON THIS AFTERNOON NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy late. Scattered showers with isolated tstms early, then numerous showers with isolated tstms late with vsby 1 to 3 NM. TONIGHT N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Scattered showers with isolated tstms in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. TUE N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. WED NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Near shore, seas 1 ft, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. THU NIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers. FRI NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ158-180530- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 1258 PM EDT Mon Mar 17 2025 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON THIS AFTERNOON NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy late. Scattered showers with isolated tstms early, then numerous showers with isolated tstms late with vsby 1 to 3 NM. TONIGHT N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Scattered showers with isolated tstms in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. TUE N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. WED NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Near shore, seas 1 ft, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. THU NIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers. FRI NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$