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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1218 AM EDT Mon May 27 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

AMZ100-270530-
1218 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A cold front will then move through Monday night or Tuesday.
Conditions dry slightly Tuesday and Wednesday before the next
front passes late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.
Cooler temps and lower dew points follow in its wake.

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AMZ230-270530-
Albemarle Sound-
1218 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...S winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around
2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
tstms. Showers likely.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. A slight
chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ131-270530-
Alligator River-
1218 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves light 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. Showers likely with a chance of
tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ231-270530-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
1218 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
Isolated showers and tstms, then scattered showers and tstms
late.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing
to choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms
in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
choppy. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight.
.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 with a slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ135-270530-
Pamlico Sound-
1218 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
Scattered showers and tstms late.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms
in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ136-270530-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
1218 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to around 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop 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 choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after
midnight. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves flat, increasing to light chop after midnight.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ137-270530-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
1218 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to choppy
in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. Waves choppy. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in
the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ150-270530-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
1218 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms late.
.MON...S 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. Patchy fog in the morning.
A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ152-270530-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
1218 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...S winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.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 6 seconds. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in
the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ154-270530-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
1218 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 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. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms in the morning, then
a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ156-270530-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
1218 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 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 slight
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.FRI...N winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ158-270530-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
1218 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 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 slight
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop
in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$