Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
AMZ100-250800-
249 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Strong SW winds and elevated seas are once again expected this
evening into Saturday morning, primarily between Cape Hatteras
and Surf City as a thermal trough lingers. Lighter winds return
to all waters Sat morning before our next round of more
substantialhazardous boating weather returns to the area on Sun
through Mon as a front tracks across the region and a strong low
develops offshore bringing a surge of N'rly winds and elevated
seas to the region.
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AMZ156-250800- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 249 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT TONIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. SAT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. SAT NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight. SUN SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. SUN NIGHT N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. MON N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers. MON NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. TUE N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. WED NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers. WED NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
AMZ156-250800- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 249 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT TONIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. SAT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. SAT NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight. SUN SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. SUN NIGHT N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. MON N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers. MON NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. TUE N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. WED NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers. WED NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$