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137 FZUS52 KMHX 020130 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 930 PM EDT Sat Jun 1 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 AMZ100-021415- 930 PM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... Cooler and drier high pressure builds overhead through the weekend. A backdoor front likely moves through the area late Monday, with high pressure building in behind it from the north through midweek. Thereafter high pressure will reestablish offshore through late next week with increasingly unsettled conditions possible. $$ AMZ230-021415- Albemarle Sound- 930 PM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .WED...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-021415- Alligator River- 930 PM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-021415- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 930 PM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-021415- Pamlico Sound- 930 PM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-021415- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 930 PM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-021415- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 930 PM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...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. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-021415- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 930 PM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 2 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-021415- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 930 PM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 ft at 6 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-021415- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 930 PM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 6 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .TUE...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-021415- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 930 PM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-021415- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 930 PM EDT Sat Jun 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. .WED...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$