Marine Weather Message   Issued: 03/23/2026 10:23:00 AM UTC

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
223 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

AMZ250-252-254-256-231900-
/O.CON.KILM.SC.Y.0016.260323T2200Z-260325T0600Z/
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
223 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
seas 4 to 6 ft expected.

* WHERE...Southeast North Carolina and Northeast South Carolina
coastal waters.

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 2 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
530 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 NM

AMZ200-232215-
530 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

.Synopsis for coastal waters from Surf City North Carolina to
South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
A cold front will move south across the area late this afternoon
followed by a period of strong northeast winds. Canadian high
pressure will build toward the East Coast Tuesday and Wednesday.
The next cold front will arrive Friday night with increasing winds
and seas.

$$

AMZ250-232215-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
530 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4
ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms late.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt before
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft
after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 9
seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ252-232215-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out
20 nm-
530 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9
seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt before
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft
after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9
seconds, becoming NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. A
chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ254-232215-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
530 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E
2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt before
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ256-232215-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
530 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4
ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt before
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft
after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9
seconds, becoming NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 5 seconds and
S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
503 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

West central North Atlantic continental shelf and slope waters
beyond 20 nm to 250 nm offshore, including south of Georges Bank
from 1000 fm to 250 nm offshore.

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.

ANZ899-232115-
503 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...Developing low pressure over the
Mid-Atlnatic coast will pass E and NE over the N waters today,
while dragging a cold front along with it through this evening.
High pressure builds behind the front tonight, persisting through
Tue night. The high moves E Wed into Wed night, leaving a
weakening ridge W and SW over the S waters Thu into early Fri. A
strong cold front approaches from the NW Thu night, tracking SE
across the N and central waters Fri before reaching the S waters
Fri night.

$$

ANZ820-232115-
Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM-
503 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ915-232115-
Between 1000FM and 38.5 N west of 69 W-
503 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

.TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.WED...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ920-232115-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
503 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Scattered showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ905-232115-
East of 69W to the Hague Line between 1000 FM and 39N-
503 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ910-232115-
East of 69W and south of 39N to 250 NM offshore-
503 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ825-232115-
Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
503 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt, then,
becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and
slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ828-232115-
Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore-
503 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ925-232115-
Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
503 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
tstms. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

ANZ830-232115-
Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore-
503 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to
8 ft.

$$

ANZ833-232115-
Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.-
503 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ930-232115-
Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore-
503 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms.
Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ835-232115-
Cape Fear to 31N to 1000 FM-
503 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
tstms. Chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming E to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Slight chance
of showers.
.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ935-232115-
Cape Fear to 31N east of 1000 FM to 250 NM offshore-
503 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers
and slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Slight chance
of showers.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.

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