Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-222100-
300 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A warm front will be north of ENC today followed by a cold
front pushing through tonight. Cooler and drier high pressure
rebuilds Sunday into early next week before another frontal
system brings the next chance of rain late Tuesday through
Wednesday. Cool and dry high pressure then builds back in behind
this system Thanksgiving and the rest of the week.
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AMZ158-222100- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 300 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON TODAY SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. SUN N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SUN NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. MON NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. MON NIGHT E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers. WED SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. WED NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ158-222100- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 300 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON TODAY SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. SUN N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SUN NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. MON NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. MON NIGHT E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers. WED SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. WED NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$