Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Warning
AMZ100-120315-
915 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A cold front will move through late this morning and early
afternoon. Elevated winds and seas will continue into early
Monday, with high pressure returning for the early part of the
week. A low pressure system will then pass through the region mid
to late this coming week.
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AMZ158-120315- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 915 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT REST OF TODAY SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt late. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, increasing to very rough late. Showers likely late this morning, then a chance of showers early this afternoon. TONIGHT NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 6 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough after midnight. MON N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Near shore, seas 2 to 3 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 ft at 7 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. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE NW winds around 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. WED SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon. WED NIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain. THU W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain. THU NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain in the evening. $$
AMZ158-120315- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 915 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT REST OF TODAY SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt late. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, increasing to very rough late. Showers likely late this morning, then a chance of showers early this afternoon. TONIGHT NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 6 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough after midnight. MON N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Near shore, seas 2 to 3 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 ft at 7 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. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE NW winds around 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. WED SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon. WED NIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain. THU W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain. THU NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain in the evening. $$