NWS Marine Forecast



 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.    $$
   AMZ152-192230-  S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-  424 AM EST Thu Feb 19 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT    TODAY  W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N late this morning, then  becoming SE this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to  5 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and NE 4 ft  at 13 seconds, becoming NE 4 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at  6 seconds. A slight chance of rain this morning. Patchy fog early  this morning. Areas of fog late this morning and afternoon. Vsby  1 to 3 NM.  TONIGHT  SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S  5 ft at 6 seconds and NE 4 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of  rain. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.  FRI  SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to  7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and NE 4 ft at 12 seconds.  A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.  FRI NIGHT  SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,  becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave  Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 11 seconds. A slight  chance of rain.  SAT  N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft  in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at  10 seconds, becoming S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at  10 seconds. A chance of rain.  SAT NIGHT  NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE  2 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.  SUN  E winds around 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the  afternoon. Rain.  SUN NIGHT  NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Rain.  MON  NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of rain.  MON NIGHT  NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of  rain in the evening.    $$