549  
FZUS52 KMHX 050008  
CWFMHX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTH CAROLINA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
708 PM EST WED FEB 4 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  
 
AMZ100-051315-  
708 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS
 
 
MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING BEHIND A FRONT  
PUSHING THROUGH AREA WATERS CURRENTLY. CONDITIONS WILL BRIEFLY  
IMPROVE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS  
WEEKEND WITH STRONG SCA TO GALE FORCE WINDS DEVELOPING WITH  
MULTIPLE FRONTS PASSING THROUGH.  
 

 
 
AMZ230-051315-  
ALBEMARLE SOUND-  
708 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT. PATCHY FOG THIS EVENING. RAIN UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN, A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW LATE. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM LATE  
THIS EVENING.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO  
3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 1 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
AMZ131-051315-  
ALLIGATOR RIVER-  
708 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG THIS  
EVENING. RAIN UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES CHOPPY.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES CHOPPY.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
LIGHT CHOP.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP,  
INCREASING TO CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES CHOPPY, INCREASING TO ROUGH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES  
ROUGH.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
AMZ231-051315-  
CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS-  
708 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
EARLY MORNING. RAIN UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN  
LATE.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES CHOPPY.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES  
CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP,  
INCREASING TO CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN  
THE EVENING.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES ROUGH, INCREASING TO VERY  
ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES VERY ROUGH, DIMINISHING  
TO ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
AMZ135-051315-  
PAMLICO SOUND-  
708 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS  
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING.    
THU
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES AROUND  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
EVENING.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE EVENING.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES 3 TO  
4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.  
 

 
 
AMZ136-051315-  
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS-  
708 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH A  
FEW GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CHOPPY. RAIN UNTIL  
EARLY MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN LATE.  
PATCHY FOG.  
   
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
LIGHT CHOP.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP,  
INCREASING TO CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES CHOPPY.   
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES  
CHOPPY.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
AMZ137-051315-  
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS-  
708 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH  
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CHOPPY. RAIN. PATCHY FOG.  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM EARLY THIS EVENING.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES CHOPPY.  
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES CHOPPY.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
LIGHT CHOP.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP,  
INCREASING TO CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE EVENING.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES ROUGH.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO CHOPPY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
MON
 
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
AMZ150-051315-  
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-  
708 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EST THIS EVENING  
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING  
N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NE 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG  
UNTIL EARLY MORNING. RAIN UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
RAIN LATE. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM LATE THIS EVENING.    
THU
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING W  
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO  
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO  
10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR SHORE, SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO  
5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS, BECOMING N 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 7 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT, EXCEPT 7 TO  
9 FT NEAR SHORE.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
AMZ152-051315-  
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-  
708 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH  
THURSDAY MORNING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE  
THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT  
5 SECONDS, BECOMING N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG THIS EVENING. RAIN.   
THU
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING W  
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN, MAINLY  
IN THE EVENING.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO  
30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING N 9 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND E 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
AMZ154-051315-  
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM  
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
708 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH  
THURSDAY MORNING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE  
THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE  
THIS EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT,  
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS.  
RAIN.   
THU
 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
7 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING W  
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO  
7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 5 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING W 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 5 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
AMZ156-051315-  
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-  
708 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT, INCREASING  
TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. ADJACENT  
SOUNDS AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP LATE  
THIS EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO A MODERATE CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT,  
INCREASING TO ROUGH LATE. RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND  
EARLY MORNING.    
THU
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS ROUGH, INCREASING TO VERY ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL:  
NE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS  
AND RIVERS VERY ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING W  
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS  
ROUGH, INCREASING TO VERY ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
IN THE EVENING.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS VERY ROUGH.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS VERY ROUGH.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS ROUGH,  
DIMINISHING TO CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ADJACENT  
SOUNDS AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS  
AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
 

 
 
AMZ158-051315-  
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-  
708 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W LATE THIS EVENING,  
THEN BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT, BECOMING N 15 TO  
20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS  
AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP, INCREASING TO A MODERATE CHOP AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO CHOPPY LATE. RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE  
THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM EARLY THIS  
EVENING.    
THU
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT, EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT AT  
6 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS  
ROUGH. A CHANCE OF RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, EXCEPT 2 TO  
3 FT NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT  
6 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO  
CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT, EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT  
9 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS  
CHOPPY.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT  
NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS ROUGH, INCREASING TO VERY  
ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT, EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS  
VERY ROUGH.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. ADJACENT  
SOUNDS AND RIVERS VERY ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO ROUGH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS CHOPPY,  
DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS  
AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS  
AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
 

 
 
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