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351 FZUS52 KMHX 251344 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 944 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 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 AMZ100-260215- 944 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A surface trough will ride across the piedmont while a series of upper level shortwaves will generate multiple rounds of shower and thunderstorm activity through the weekend. A stronger cold front will move through early next week. $$ AMZ230-260215- Albemarle Sound- 944 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Waves 1 ft or less. Widespread dense fog late this morning. Patchy fog early this afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less late this morning. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-260215- Alligator River- 944 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Waves light chop. Patchy dense fog late this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this morning. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves flat. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves flat, increasing to light chop after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-260215- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 944 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Waves light chop. Widespread fog late this morning, then patchy fog early this afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. Vsby 1 NM or less late this morning. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves flat, increasing to light chop after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-260215- Pamlico Sound- 944 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE late. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog late this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this morning. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-260215- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 944 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Areas of fog after midnight. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-260215- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 944 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-260215- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 944 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Widespread fog late this morning, then patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less late this morning. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-260215- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 944 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog late this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. Vsby 1 NM or less late this morning. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-260215- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 944 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog late this morning. Patchy fog late. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the evening, then tstms likely after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms likely in the morning. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-260215- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 944 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat late. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A slight chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the evening, then tstms likely after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Tstms likely in the morning. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-260215- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 944 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the evening, then tstms likely after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Tstms likely with a chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$