AMZ100-162200-
450 AM EDT Sat May 16 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Summer-time pattern will continue through the middle of next week,
with high offshore leading to diurnal strengthening of S-SW winds
due to thermal gradient. Next front will cross the waters mid to
late next week.
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AMZ158-162200- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 450 AM EDT Sat May 16 2026 TODAY S winds around 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. TONIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SUN SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SUN NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. MON SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. MON NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. WED SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. WED NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. $$
AMZ158-162200- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 450 AM EDT Sat May 16 2026 TODAY S winds around 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. TONIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SUN SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SUN NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. MON SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. MON NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. WED SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. WED NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. $$