Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-192230-
424 AM EST Thu Feb 19 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A cold front will drop into the northern waters today bringing
lighter winds across the waters. A system passing to the north
will bring increasing SW winds tonight and Friday. A stronger low
pressure system is forecast to deepen along the coast on Sunday.
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AMZ152-192230- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 424 AM EST Thu Feb 19 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TODAY W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N late this morning, then becoming SE this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and NE 4 ft at 13 seconds, becoming NE 4 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain this morning. Patchy fog early this morning. Areas of fog late this morning and afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and NE 4 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. FRI SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and NE 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. FRI NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain. SAT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. SAT NIGHT NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN E winds around 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. SUN NIGHT NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Rain. MON NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of rain. MON NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. $$
AMZ152-192230- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 424 AM EST Thu Feb 19 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TODAY W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N late this morning, then becoming SE this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and NE 4 ft at 13 seconds, becoming NE 4 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain this morning. Patchy fog early this morning. Areas of fog late this morning and afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and NE 4 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. FRI SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and NE 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. FRI NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain. SAT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. SAT NIGHT NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN E winds around 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. SUN NIGHT NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Rain. MON NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of rain. MON NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. $$