NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Small Craft Advisory
 Gale Warning
   AMZ100-051315-  708 PM EST Wed Feb 4 2026    .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...  Moderate to strong northerly winds developing behind a front  pushing through area waters currently. Conditions will briefly  improve through Friday afternoon but will deteriorate rapidly this  weekend with strong SCA to Gale force winds developing with  multiple fronts passing through.    $$
   AMZ152-051315-  S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-  708 PM EST Wed Feb 4 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH  THURSDAY MORNING  GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE  THURSDAY NIGHT    TONIGHT  N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with  gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after  midnight. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at  5 seconds, becoming N 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.  Patchy fog this evening. Rain.  THU  N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to  7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. A  chance of rain.  THU NIGHT  N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas  5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at  7 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.  FRI  NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W  10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft  at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 7 seconds.  FRI NIGHT  W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after  midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft  at 5 seconds and NE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly  in the evening.  SAT  NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, increasing to  30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to  6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW  6 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming N 9 ft at  7 seconds and E 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of snow in the  morning.  SAT NIGHT  NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt  after midnight. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.  SUN  N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the  afternoon.  SUN NIGHT  NW winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to  4 to 6 ft after midnight.  MON  NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.  MON NIGHT  NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.    $$