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FZUS52 KMHX 280635  
CWFMHX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTH CAROLINA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
235 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
 
FROM S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM,  
INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS AND THE MONITOR  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY  
 
AMZ100-281945-  
235 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS  
 
STRONG NORHTEASTERLY GALES EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON IN  
THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHING OFFSHORE. POOR BOATING  
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO LAST INTO SUNDAY. GENERALLY MORE BENIGN  
CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.  
 
 
 
AMZ230-281945-  
ALBEMARLE SOUND-  
235 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT UNTIL  
LATE AFTERNOON, THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS UP TO  
30 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN  
THE EVENING, THEN 1 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.   
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.   
WED  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.   
WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
 
 
AMZ131-281945-  
ALLIGATOR RIVER-  
235 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES  
CHOPPY. SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.   
SUN  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
MON  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES LIGHT CHOP, INCREASING TO A MODERATE CHOP IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP, INCREASING TO CHOPPY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP, INCREASING TO CHOPPY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
AMZ231-281945-  
CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS-  
235 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THIS  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES ROUGH. SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CHOPPY,  
DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
MON  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES LIGHT CHOP, INCREASING TO A MODERATE CHOP IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.   
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
AMZ135-281945-  
PAMLICO SOUND-  
235 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS  
MORNING...   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY  
THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
AMZ136-281945-  
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS-  
235 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP, INCREASING TO CHOPPY.  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
LIGHT CHOP.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
MON  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES LIGHT CHOP, INCREASING TO A MODERATE CHOP IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES LIGHT CHOP, INCREASING TO A MODERATE CHOP IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
AMZ137-281945-  
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS-  
235 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, INCREASING  
TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THIS MORNING, THEN  
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON.  
WAVES CHOPPY, INCREASING TO ROUGH THIS MORNING, THEN DIMINISHING  
TO CHOPPY THIS AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT,  
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS  
MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT.    
MON  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES LIGHT CHOP, INCREASING TO A MODERATE CHOP IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.   
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
AMZ150-281945-  
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-  
235 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING  
NE AROUND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
7 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
MON  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
E 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
S WINDS AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
AMZ152-281945-  
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-  
235 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS  
MORNING...   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, INCREASING  
TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND  
N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING  
NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO  
7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 1 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND  
S 1 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
MON  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
AMZ154-281945-  
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM  
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
235 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS  
MORNING...   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS AROUND 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS  
UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING E 9 FT AT  
9 SECONDS AND NE 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
EARLY THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 9 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND NE 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E AROUND 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
E 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
MON  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
AMZ156-281945-  
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-  
235 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS  
MORNING...   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS AROUND 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY  
THIS MORNING, THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON.  
GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT AT  
6 SECONDS AND NE 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS  
CHOPPY, INCREASING TO VERY ROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING, THEN  
DIMINISHING TO ROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND NE 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
NE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS CHOPPY,  
DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
MON  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS  
A MODERATE CHOP.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ADJACENT  
SOUNDS AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ADJACENT  
SOUNDS AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
AMZ158-281945-  
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-  
235 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS  
MORNING...   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, INCREASING  
TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EARLY, THEN INCREASING TO  
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS MORNING, DIMINISHING TO  
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. NEAR SHORE, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING E  
7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS CHOPPY, INCREASING TO ROUGH EARLY, THEN INCREASING TO VERY  
ROUGH THIS MORNING, DIMINISHING TO ROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 1 FT AT 4 SECONDS. ADJACENT  
SOUNDS AND RIVERS ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. ADJACENT  
SOUNDS AND RIVERS CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT  
NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP.    
MON  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
E 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP,  
INCREASING TO A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, EXCEPT 2 TO  
4 FT NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS  
AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ADJACENT  
SOUNDS AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
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