Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-101300-
653 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Sub-SCA conditions continue through Saturday morning. SCA winds
and seas develop Saturday afternoon and evening with Gales
possible on the Gulf Waters Saturday night through early Sunday. A
strong cold front will shift winds to the northwest on Sunday,
bringing a second round of SCA to Gale force winds to the area.
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AMZ158-101300- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 653 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON TONIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Patchy fog after midnight. A slight chance of rain late. Vsby 1 NM or less after midnight. SAT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. SUN W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Near shore, seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Rain likely in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. MON N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Near shore, seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 1 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. MON NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain. WED NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain. $$
AMZ158-101300- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 653 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON TONIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Patchy fog after midnight. A slight chance of rain late. Vsby 1 NM or less after midnight. SAT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. SUN W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Near shore, seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Rain likely in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. MON N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Near shore, seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 1 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. MON NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain. WED NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain. $$