Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Warning
AMZ100-110715-
130 PM EST Sat Jan 10 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
High pressure remains ridging in from the southwest through today
while a cold front slowly approaches from the northwest. The cold
front moves through the area tomorrow, with much colder conditions
returning for early next week. A low pressure system will move
across the East Coast mid to late next week.
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AMZ158-110715- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 130 PM EST Sat Jan 10 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THIS AFTERNOON SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers. TONIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A slight chance of showers after midnight. SUN W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, increasing to very rough in the afternoon. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT NW winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to 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 S 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. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 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: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. 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. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. WED SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain. WED NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ158-110715- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 130 PM EST Sat Jan 10 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THIS AFTERNOON SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers. TONIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A slight chance of showers after midnight. SUN W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, increasing to very rough in the afternoon. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT NW winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to 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 S 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. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 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: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. 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. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. WED SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain. WED NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$