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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1243 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

AMZ135-091400-
/O.EXB.KMHX.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-251209T1400Z/
Pamlico Sound-
1243 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  rough waters.

* WHERE...Pamlico Sound.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM EST this morning.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1243 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

AMZ131-230-231-091100-
/O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-251209T1100Z/
Alligator River-Albemarle Sound-Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
1243 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  rough waters.

* WHERE...Albemarle, Croatan, and Roanoke Sounds and the
  Alligator River.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM EST early this morning.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1243 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

AMZ150-091745-
/O.EXB.KMHX.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-251210T0500Z/
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
1243 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
  8 to 13 ft.

* WHERE...The coastal waters from Duck to Oregon Inlet.

* WHEN...Until midnight EST tonight.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1243 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

AMZ136-137-090900-
/O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0097.000000T0000Z-251209T0900Z/
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-Neuse and Bay Rivers-
1243 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and rough
  waters.

* WHERE...Pamlico, Pungo, Neuse, and Bay Rivers.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM EST early this morning.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1238 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

AMZ250-252-091500-
/O.CON.KILM.SC.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-251209T1500Z/
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-
1238 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Southeast North Carolina coastal waters.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1139 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

ANZ654-656-658-091245-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.GL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-251209T0500Z/
/O.EXB.KAKQ.SC.Y.0134.251209T0500Z-251210T1500Z/
Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out
20 nm-Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 nm-
Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out
20 nm-
1139 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
  6 to 9 ft expected.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles
  Light VA out 20 nm, Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to
  Virginia-North Carolina border out to 20 nm and Coastal waters
  from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nm.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST 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.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1139 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

ANZ633-091100-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0134.000000T0000Z-251209T1100Z/
Currituck Sound-
1139 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and
  waves 1 to 2 ft.

* WHERE...Currituck Sound.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM EST Tuesday.

* 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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