Marine Forecast AMZ152

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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1249 AM EST Thu Jan 22 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


AMZ152-221900
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm
1249 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING

REST OF TONIGHT

SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance
of rain, then a slight chance of rain late.

THU

W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain
in the morning.

THU NIGHT

NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds.

FRI

N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of rain
in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.

FRI NIGHT

N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming N
7 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.

SAT

N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 11 seconds and NE 9 ft at
7 seconds. Rain likely with a chance of snow in the morning, then
rain and snow likely in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SAT NIGHT

E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Rain.

SUN

S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Rain.

SUN NIGHT

W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain.

MON

NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.

MON NIGHT

NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

Coastal South Eastern United States

NC, SC, GA, East Coast FL, PR & USVI

• Synopsis for eastern North Carolina coastal waters
• Albemarle Sound
• Alligator River
• Pamlico Sound
• Pamlico and Pungo Rivers
• Neuse and Bay Rivers
• S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 NM
• S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 NM
• S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 NM
• S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 NM
• S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 NM


• Synopsis for Surf City, NC to Santee River, SC out 20 NM
• Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear, NC out 20 NM
• Coastal waters from Cape Fear to Little River Inlet, SC out 20 NM
• Coastal waters from Little River Inlet, SC to Murrells Inlet, SC out 20 NM
• Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River, SC out 20 NM


• Synopsis for South Santee River SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM and Savannah GA to Altamaha Sounds GA out 60 NM...Including Charleston Harbor and Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary"
• Coastal waters from South Santee River, GA to Edisto Beach, SC out 20 NM
• Coastal waters from Edisto Beach, SC to Savannah, GA out 20 NM
• Charleston Harbor
• Coastal Waters from Savannah, GA to Altamaha Sound, GA out 20 NM, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary
• Waters from Savannah, GA to Altamaha Sound, GA extending 20 to 60 NM


• Synopsis for Altamaha Sound, GA to Flagler Beach, FL out 60 NM
• Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound, GA to Flagler Beach, FL out to 20 NM
• Waters from Atlamaha Sound, GA to Fernandina Beach, FL extending 20 NM to 60 NM
• Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine, FL out 20 NM
• Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine, FL extending 20 NM to 60 NM
• Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flager Beach, FL out 20 NM
• Waters from St. Augustine to Flager Beach, FL extending 20 NM to 60 NM


• Synopsis for Flagler Beach to Jupiter Inlet, FL 60 NM
• Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20NM
• Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20NM
• Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20NM
• Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 20-60NM
• Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60NM
• Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60NM


• Synopsis for Jupiter Inlet to Ocean Reef Out 60 NM
• Lake Okeechobee, FL
• Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach, FL out 20 NM
• Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach, FL extending 20 NM to 60 NM
• Biscayne Bay, FL
• Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef, FL out 20 NM
• Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef, FL extending 20 NM to 60 NM


• Synopsis for Florida Bay and the Keys
• Florida Bay including Blackwater and Buttonwood Sounds
• Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 fathoms
• Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 nm out and beyond 5 fathoms
• Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel
• Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef
• Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef
• Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef
• Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 nm
• Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 nm
• Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 nm
• Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to GMZ055 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas out 20 nm
• Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 nm out
• Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 nm out
• Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 nm out
• Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 nm out


• Synopsis for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands coastal waters
• Atlantic Waters of Puerto Rico and U.S. VI from 10 NM to 19.5 N
• Coastal Waters of Northern Puerto Rico out 10 NM
• Coastal Waters of Northern U.S. VI and Culebra out 10 NM
• Anegada Passage Southward to 17 N
• Coastal Waters of Southern U.S. VI, Vieques, and Eastern Puerto Rico out 10 NM
• Caribbean Waters of Puerto Rico and U.S. VI from 10 NM to 17 N
• Coastal Waters of Southern Puerto Rico out 10 NM
• Mona Passage Southward to 17 N
• Coastal Waters of Northwestern Puerto Rico out 10 NM
• Coastal Waters of Southwestern Puerto Rico out 10 NM