Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
117 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
AMZ131-230-100630-
/O.EXB.KMHX.SC.Y.0097.251210T1800Z-251211T1200Z/
Alligator River-Albemarle Sound-
117 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
rough waters expected.
* WHERE...Albemarle Sound and Alligator River.
* WHEN...From 1 PM Wednesday to 7 AM EST Thursday.
* 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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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
117 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
AMZ137-100630-
/O.NEW.KMHX.SC.Y.0098.251210T2100Z-251211T0900Z/
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
117 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
choppy waters expected.
* WHERE...Neuse and Bay Rivers.
* WHEN...From 4 PM Wednesday to 4 AM EST Thursday.
* 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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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
117 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
AMZ231-100630-
/O.EXB.KMHX.SC.Y.0097.251210T1700Z-251211T1100Z/
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
117 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
choppy waters expected.
* WHERE...Croatan and Roanoke Sounds.
* WHEN...From noon Wednesday to 6 AM EST Thursday.
* 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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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
117 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
AMZ152-154-100630-
/O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-251210T2000Z/
/O.UPG.KMHX.GL.A.0025.251210T2000Z-251211T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KMHX.GL.W.0033.251210T2000Z-251211T1000Z/
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
117 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, northwest winds 15 to 25 kt
and seas 5 to 9 ft becoming southwest tonight at 15 to 25 kt
with 4-7 ft seas. For the Gale Warning, southwest to west winds
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 6 to 10 ft
expected.
* WHERE...The coastal waters from Oregon Inlet to Ocracoke Inlet.
* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 3 PM EST Wednesday.
For the Gale Warning, from 3 PM Wednesday to 5 AM EST Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions.
Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the
vessel for hazardous conditions.
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
117 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
AMZ150-100630-
/O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-251211T1700Z/
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
117 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...4 to 7 ft seas through tonight, subsiding to 4-5 ft
through tomorrow morning, then building back to 5-6 ft tomorrow
afternoon. Southwest to west winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to
30 kt starting tomorrow afternoon.
* WHERE...The coastal waters from Duck to Oregon Inlet.
* WHEN...Until noon EST Thursday.
* 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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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
117 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
AMZ135-100630-
/O.NEW.KMHX.SC.Y.0098.251210T1700Z-251211T1600Z/
Pamlico Sound-
117 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM
EST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest to west winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30
kt and rough waters expected.
* WHERE...Pamlico Sound.
* WHEN...From noon Wednesday to 11 AM EST Thursday.
* 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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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1138 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
ANZ633-101245-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0135.251210T1800Z-251211T0900Z/
Currituck Sound-
1138 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO
4 AM EST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and
waves around 2 ft expected.
* WHERE...Currituck Sound.
* WHEN...From 1 PM Wednesday to 4 AM EST Thursday.
* 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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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1138 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
ANZ656-658-101245-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0134.000000T0000Z-251211T1500Z/
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-
1138 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
seas 4 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 10 AM EST Thursday.
* 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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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
350 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
AMZ250-252-254-256-100600-
/O.NEW.KILM.SC.Y.0059.251210T1800Z-251211T1200Z/
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
350 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 4
to 7 ft.
* WHERE...Southeast North Carolina and Northeast South Carolina
coastal waters.
* WHEN...From 1 PM Wednesday to 7 AM EST Thursday.
* 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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