NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Small Craft Advisory
   AMZ100-070800-  300 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026    .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...  Cold front has sunk south of the area with high pressure beginning  to build over area waters. Isolated showers and storms possible  through the remainder of the holiday weekend, best chances over  GStream waters. SCA conditions for all coastal waters likely to  develop tonight and Pamlico Sound on Monday with increasing NE  winds. Nerly winds ease on TUE gradually veering to become Serly  while slowly strengthening into late week.    $$
   AMZ156-070800-  S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-  300 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  TUESDAY AFTERNOON    TONIGHT  NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE  4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and  rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this  afternoon.  MON  NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to  5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at  10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of  showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.  MON NIGHT  NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas  2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at  9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of  showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after  midnight.  TUE  E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft  at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers  a moderate chop.  TUE NIGHT  E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after  midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and E  1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,  diminishing to light chop after midnight.  WED  SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft  at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers  light chop.  WED NIGHT  S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds  and rivers light chop.  THU  SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,  increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.  THU NIGHT  SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent  sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms  after midnight.  FRI  W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate  chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of  showers and tstms.  FRI NIGHT  S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds  and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.    Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.    $$