Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-190345-
933 AM EST Sun Jan 18 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A weak low pressure system will move through the region today.
Arctic high pressure then builds in through most of next week.
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AMZ158-190345- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 933 AM EST Sun Jan 18 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT TODAY N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft this afternoon. Near shore, seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this afternoon. TONIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening. MON W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. MON NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. TUE N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. TUE NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 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. WED NIGHT SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the morning. THU NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. $$
AMZ158-190345- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 933 AM EST Sun Jan 18 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT TODAY N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft this afternoon. Near shore, seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this afternoon. TONIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening. MON W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. MON NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. TUE N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. TUE NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. WED NIGHT SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the morning. THU NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. $$