AMZ100-171230-
717 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Summer-time pattern will continue through the middle of next week,
with high offshore leading to diurnal strengthening of S-SW winds
due to thermal gradient. Next front will cross the waters mid to
late next week. Precip likely to linger into the weekend with
coastal troughing setting up behind the front.
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AMZ158-171230- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 717 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026 TONIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SUN SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SUN NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. MON SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. MON NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. WED 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. WED NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. THU SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. THU NIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. $$
AMZ158-171230- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 717 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026 TONIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SUN SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. SUN NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. MON SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. MON NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. TUE S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. WED SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. WED NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. THU SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. THU NIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. $$