AMZ100-020915-
313 PM EST Thu Jan 1 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A cold front will move into ENC this afternoon, then stall over
the area tonight. The front will lift back north as a warm front
on Friday, then shift back south as a cold front Friday night.
An area of low pressure will develop along the front Saturday,
then move away from shore by Sunday. High pressure then builds
back in by early next week.
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AMZ158-020915- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 313 PM EST Thu Jan 1 2026 TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt until early morning, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop until early morning, then increasing to a moderate chop late. FRI W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. SAT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Rain with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. SUN N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. SUN NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. MON NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. MON NIGHT E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE NIGHT E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ158-020915- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 313 PM EST Thu Jan 1 2026 TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt until early morning, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop until early morning, then increasing to a moderate chop late. FRI W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. SAT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Rain with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. SUN N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. SUN NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. MON NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. MON NIGHT E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE NIGHT E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$