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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1250 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

AMZ135-170900-
/O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-251117T0900Z/
Pamlico Sound-
1250 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...A few Gusts up to 25 kts and choppy waters.

* WHERE...Pamlico Sound.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM EST early this morning.

* 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
1250 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

AMZ150-171700-
/O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-251117T1700Z/
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
1250 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* WHAT...Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

* WHEN...Until noon EST today.

* 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
1250 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

AMZ152-171700-
/O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-251117T1700Z/
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
1250 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* WHAT...Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

* WHEN...Until noon EST today.

* 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
1250 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

AMZ154-156-158-171200-
/O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-251117T1200Z/
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
1250 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and
  seas 4 to 6 ft.

* WHERE...The coastal waters from Cape Hatteras to Surf City.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM EST this morning.

* 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
1211 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

ANZ656-658-171300-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0122.000000T0000Z-251117T1800Z/
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-
1211 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  seas 3 to 6 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 1 PM EST Monday.

* 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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