AMZ100-171915-
212 AM EDT Sun May 17 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Summer-time pattern will continue through the middle of next week,
with high offshore leading to diurnal strengthening of S-SW winds
due to thermal gradient. Next front will approach the waters mid
to late next week. Precip likely to linger into the weekend with
coastal troughing setting up behind the front.
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AMZ158-171915- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 212 AM EDT Sun May 17 2026 TODAY SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. MON SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. MON NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. WED SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. WED NIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. $$
AMZ158-171915- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 212 AM EDT Sun May 17 2026 TODAY SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. MON SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. MON NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. WED SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. WED NIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. $$