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Cape Lookout to Surf City — NWS marine zone AMZ158. Wind in knots, seas in feet, every number pulled live.

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⚠ Small Craft Advisory

Small Craft Advisory issued October 22 at 3:15PM EDT until October 26 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM; S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM

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Should I go?

wind, seas and alerts

Rough — bigger boats and experienced crews only

A small craft advisory is in effect. Anything small is going to take a beating outside. Heavier boats with people aboard who have done it before can work with this; nobody else should be past the inlet. Inside the waterway is a different, kinder day. This is a comfort read on wind and seas, not a safety clearance. You know your boat, your crew and your water better than any forecast does.

·Observed wind N 3 kt gusting 8 at BFTN7
·Observed seas 3.6 ft at 41159
·Forecast tonight: N 10-15 kt
·Forecast seas 3-5 ft
·Small Craft Advisory in effect

Computed from the live readings below · not a safety clearance

The window

48 hours · drag to any hour

4 PMNOW

Seas

1.4 ft

6.5 s · Light

Wind

8 kt

Gentle breeze · F3 · gusting 12 · from N

Storms 0%Cloud 2%☀ daylight

Comfortable for most boats

Easy water for this stretch. Still your call — you know your boat.

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Seas ft	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.8	2.2	2.7	3.1	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.7	3.8
Period s	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5
Sea dir
Wind kt	8	7	6	7	8	9	10	13	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	18
Gust kt								18	21	22	22	20	20	20	22	25
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Storms %	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
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	Thu			Fri								Sat

Glass <1 ftLight 1-2 ftBreezy 2-3 ftFresh 3-4 ftStrong 4-6 ftVery strong 6-8 ft

Right now

observed, not forecast

Wind

3ktgusting 8

From N · 360° · BFTN7

Seas

3.6 ft

41159 · 15 s period

Water

74°F

41159

Air

—

not reporting

NDBC BFTN7 0.4 nm + 41159 33.3 nm

1 hour ago

On the water

AMZ158 · Cape Lookout to Surf City

TonightSeas 3-5 ft

Wind N 10-15 ktInside moderate chop

N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 13 seconds and NW 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.

under 2 ft2–4 ftover 4 ftwind, kt

FridayN 10-15 kt g25 · seas 4-6 ft

Friday NightNE 20-25 kt g30 · seas 5-8 ft

SaturdayNE 20-25 kt g30 · seas 5-8 ft

NWS coastal waters forecast AMZ158 · issued 3:21 PM ET

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NOAA 8656483 · Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab · 0.3 nm · MLLW

Daylight

America/New_York

Sunrise

7:18 AM

at this town’s position

Sunset

6:24 PM

2h 17m of light left

NOAA solar position for 34.716, -76.664

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