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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1253 PM EDT Sun May 19 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

AMZ100-200530-
1253 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Breezy northeasterly winds early this week with a high pressure
ridging from our north and low pressure offshore. Mostly dry
through mid week before the next potential frontal system late
week.

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AMZ230-200530-
Albemarle Sound-
1253 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. A few gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON...NE winds around 15 kt. A few gusts up to 25 kt in the
morning. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...S winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft.

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AMZ131-200530-
Alligator River-
1253 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves choppy.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with a few gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight.
.WED...Light and variable winds, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ231-200530-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
1253 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. A few gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON...N winds around 15 kt with a few gusts up to 25 kt. Waves a
moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight.
.WED...Light and variable winds, becoming E around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves flat.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.

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AMZ135-200530-
Pamlico Sound-
1253 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers early.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with a few gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming E around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

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AMZ136-200530-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
1253 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers early.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED...Light and variable winds, becoming SE around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves flat.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ137-200530-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
1253 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves choppy. A slight chance of showers early.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight.
.WED...Light and variable winds, becoming SE around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves flat.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ150-200530-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
1253 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 4 ft
at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with a few gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4
to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11
seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and
SE 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...Light and variable winds, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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AMZ152-200530-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
1253 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 4 ft
at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers early.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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AMZ154-200530-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
1253 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and NE 4 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers early.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 4 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and NE 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds
and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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AMZ156-200530-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
1253 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after
midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.WED...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers flat.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.

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AMZ158-200530-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
1253 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft, except around 2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. Areas of drizzle early. A slight chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at
5 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at
5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except
2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE
1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.WED...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers flat.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.

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