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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1238 pm est thu jan 29 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-300615-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
1238 pm est thu jan 29 2026

...gale watch in effect from saturday morning through sunday
evening...

.this afternoon...n winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt early.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at 4 seconds and sw 2 ft at
6 seconds. 
.tonight...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at
4 seconds and s 1 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at
4 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 seconds. 
.fri night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft, building to
3 to 5 ft after midnight. wave detail: e 3 ft at 4 seconds and e
1 ft at 9 seconds, becoming ne 5 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 ft at
10 seconds. rain likely in the morning, then rain and snow in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...n winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming nw 30 to 35 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 45 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: n 7 ft
at 6 seconds and ne 6 ft at 10 seconds. snow.
.sun...nw winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. a chance of snow in the morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft.
.mon...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.mon night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
140 pm est thu jan 29 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


amz135-300745-
pamlico sound-
140 pm est thu jan 29 2026

...storm watch in effect from saturday evening through sunday
afternoon...

.this afternoon...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.tonight...n winds around 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 35 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. a chance of
rain with a slight chance of snow in the evening, then rain
likely with a slight chance of snow after midnight with vsby 1 to
3 nm. 
.sat...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming n 30 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 45 kt. waves 3 to 5 ft. rain. a slight
chance of snow in the morning, then snow in the afternoon. vsby
1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...n winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 55 kt. waves
4 to 6 ft. rain in the evening. snow. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sun...nw winds 35 to 45 kt, diminishing to 25 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. waves 3 to 5 ft. snow, mainly in the morning with vsby
1 to 3 nm. 
.sun night...nw winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. waves 3 to 4 ft. 
.mon...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon night...nw winds around 15 kt. waves around 2 ft.  

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
140 pm est thu jan 29 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


amz156-300745-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
140 pm est thu jan 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 pm est this afternoon...
...storm watch in effect from saturday evening through sunday
afternoon...

.this afternoon...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave
detail: nw 4 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tonight...n winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 6 seconds and ne 2 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 6 seconds and ne 2 ft at 7 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.fri night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail:
ne 5 ft at 6 seconds and s 1 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, increasing to very rough after midnight. a chance
of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: ne
7 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 ft at 11 seconds, becoming ne 9 ft at
8 seconds and ne 1 ft at 15 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
extremely rough. rain.
.sat night...n winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 60 kt. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: ne 10 ft at 9 seconds and nw 8 ft at
6 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers extremely rough. rain and
snow in the evening, then snow after midnight. vsby 1 nm or less.
.sun...nw winds 35 to 45 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers extremely rough. snow in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sun night...nw winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers very
rough, diminishing to rough after midnight. 
.mon...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. 
.mon night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.  

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
140 pm est thu jan 29 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


amz158-300745-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
140 pm est thu jan 29 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 pm est this afternoon...
...storm watch in effect from saturday evening through sunday
morning...

.this afternoon...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave
detail: n 4 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.tonight...n winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n
2 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft
at 3 seconds and w 1 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. 
.fri night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. near shore, seas 2 to 4 ft. wave
detail: ne 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds, becoming
ne 6 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 ft at 10 seconds. adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy, increasing to very rough after midnight. a
chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight
with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. wave detail: ne 7 ft at
7 seconds and se 1 ft at 11 seconds, becoming ne 9 ft at
8 seconds and nw 4 ft at 5 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
very rough. rain, snow. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...n winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. seas
9 to 12 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. wave detail: nw 10 ft at
7 seconds and ne 10 ft at 8 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
extremely rough. snow. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sun...nw winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers extremely
rough, diminishing to very rough in the afternoon. snow likely in
the morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sun night...nw winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers very
rough, diminishing to rough after midnight. 
.mon...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. 
.mon night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.  

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