AMZ100-200730-
119 PM EST Mon Jan 19 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Arctic high pressure builds in behind a reinforcing cold front
tonight lasting through most the week. An Arctic front will push
through the waters late Friday with low pressure passing offshore
over the weekend.
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AMZ156-200730- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 119 PM EST Mon Jan 19 2026 THIS AFTERNOON W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. TUE N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. WED NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of rain after midnight. THU NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. FRI N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. A chance of rain. $$
AMZ156-200730- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 119 PM EST Mon Jan 19 2026 THIS AFTERNOON W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. TUE N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. WED NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. WED NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of rain after midnight. THU NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. THU NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. FRI N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. A chance of rain. $$