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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1246 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

AMZ131-230-231-081700-
/O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-250809T0400Z/
Alligator River-Albemarle Sound-Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
1246 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and
  choppy waters.

* WHERE...Albemarle, Croatan, and Roanoke Sounds and the
  Alligator River.

* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1246 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

AMZ135-081700-
/O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-250809T0900Z/
Pamlico Sound-
1246 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  choppy waters.

* WHERE...Pamlico Sound.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM EDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1246 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

AMZ150-081700-
/O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-250810T0000Z/
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
1246 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  seas 5 to 7 ft.

* WHERE...The coastal waters from Duck to Oregon Inlet.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1246 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

AMZ152-081700-
/O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-250810T0300Z/
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
1246 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  seas 4 to 7 ft.

* WHERE...The coastal waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1246 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

AMZ154-081700-
/O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-250810T0300Z/
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
1246 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  seas 4 to 7 ft.

* WHERE...The coastal waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke
  Inlet.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1246 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

AMZ156-081700-
/O.EXB.KMHX.SC.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-250809T0900Z/
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
1246 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
  4 to 6 ft.

* WHERE...The coastal waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM EDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
211 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

ANZ633-081415-
/O.EXT.KAKQ.SC.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-250809T0200Z/
Currituck Sound-
211 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and
  waves 1 to 2 ft.

* WHERE...Currituck Sound.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
211 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

ANZ656-658-081415-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0089.000000T0000Z-250809T2200Z/
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 nm-
Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out
20 nm-
211 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  seas 6 to 8 ft.

* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
  North Carolina border out to 20 nm and Coastal waters from NC
  VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nm.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM EDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

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