Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
Gale Watch
AMZ100-011930-
120 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A cold front will push across the waters early this morning with
high pressure briefly building in from the north today. A strong
low pressure system will move across the Carolina coast Tuesday.
High pressure then rebuilds into the area from the north through
midweek before another low pressure system impacts the region
Friday and Saturday.
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AMZ158-011930- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 120 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING REST OF TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to rough late. A chance of rain. Patchy fog. MON N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. MON NIGHT E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain with a chance of tstms after midnight. TUE S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Near shore, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 11 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. A chance of tstms. Rain, mainly in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. TUE NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Near shore, seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 8 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Rain likely in the evening. WED N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Near shore, seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds, becoming NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. WED NIGHT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. FRI NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Rain likely in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. Rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ158-011930- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 120 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING REST OF TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to rough late. A chance of rain. Patchy fog. MON N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. MON NIGHT E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain with a chance of tstms after midnight. TUE S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Near shore, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 11 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. A chance of tstms. Rain, mainly in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. TUE NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Near shore, seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 8 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Rain likely in the evening. WED N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Near shore, seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds, becoming NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. WED NIGHT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. FRI NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Rain likely in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. Rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$