Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-050730-
230 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A cold front moves through the waters tonight with winds turn
nwrly. A stronger reinforcing front moves through Mon night and
brings a stronger wind surge of 15-25kt from the ne for parts of
the coastal waters, with winds and seas peaking later Mon night
through Tue morning. Weakening northeasterly flow regime Tue
night through mid week as high pressure center slowly passes N of
the NC waters.
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AMZ158-050730- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 230 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Rain likely early this evening. A slight chance of tstms this evening. A chance of rain late this evening and overnight. MON N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the morning. MON NIGHT NE 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 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. TUE NE 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 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. TUE NIGHT NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. WED NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED NIGHT NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NIGHT NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. FRI NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. FRI NIGHT NE 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. $$
AMZ158-050730- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 230 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Rain likely early this evening. A slight chance of tstms this evening. A chance of rain late this evening and overnight. MON N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the morning. MON NIGHT NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. TUE NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. TUE NIGHT NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. WED NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED NIGHT NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NIGHT NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. FRI NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. FRI NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$