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coastal waters forecast
national weather service wilmington nc
1255 am est fri jan 30 2026

surf city nc to south santee river sc out 20 nm


amz250-301815-
coastal waters from surf city to cape fear nc out 20 nm-
1255 am est fri jan 30 2026

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

.rest of tonight...n winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft. wave detail: ne 1 ft
at 4 seconds and s 1 ft at 5 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
3 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 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and s
1 ft at 4 seconds, becoming ne 5 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 ft at
10 seconds. a slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance
of rain after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft. wave detail: ne 7 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 ft at
10 seconds. rain and snow. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...n winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft. wave detail: n 7 ft at 6 seconds and e 6 ft at
9 seconds. snow with a slight chance of rain in the evening, then
snow after midnight. 
.sun...nw winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, diminishing
to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. seas 6 to
9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: n
7 ft at 6 seconds and e 6 ft at 11 seconds, becoming n 7 ft at
6 seconds and e 5 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of snow in the
morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.mon...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.mon night...w winds 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...w winds 5 kt. seas 2 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
122 am est fri jan 30 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


amz135-301930-
pamlico sound-
122 am est fri jan 30 2026

...storm warning in effect from saturday evening through sunday
morning...

.rest of tonight...n winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less.
.fri...n 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 30 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft, building to
3 to 5 ft after midnight. a slight chance of rain in the evening,
then rain and snow likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. waves 3 to
5 ft. snow, rain. 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 and snow in the evening, then snow with a slight
chance of rain after midnight. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sun...nw winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 55 kt, diminishing
to 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. waves
4 to 6 ft. snow likely in the morning with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. 
.mon...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.tue night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
122 am est fri jan 30 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


amz156-301930-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
122 am est fri jan 30 2026

...storm warning in effect from saturday afternoon through sunday
afternoon...

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

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
122 am est fri jan 30 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


amz158-301930-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
122 am est fri jan 30 2026

...storm warning in effect from saturday afternoon through sunday
morning...

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

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