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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
945 PM EDT Thu May 23 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

AMZ100-241415-
945 PM EDT Thu May 23 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.

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AMZ230-241415-
Albemarle Sound-
945 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft late this
evening, then 1 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms late
this evening, then a chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in
the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...W winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
tstms in the morning. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ131-241415-
Alligator River-
945 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers late this evening,
then a chance of showers.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
flat. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening.
.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
flat.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of tstms in
the morning. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ231-241415-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
945 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers late this
evening, then a chance of showers.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves flat. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of
showers, mainly in the evening.
.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE 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.
.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 tstms in
the morning. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ135-241415-
Pamlico Sound-
945 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the
evening.
.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft 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.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ136-241415-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
945 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms late.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. A
slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in
the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.
.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light 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 afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ137-241415-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
945 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
light chop. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening.
.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
.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.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ150-241415-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
945 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms. A slight chance of showers late this evening, then a
chance of showers.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E
1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms
in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in
the morning. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ152-241415-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
945 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in
the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds
and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 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. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ154-241415-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
945 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms.
A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
A chance of showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ156-241415-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
945 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms
late.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. 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. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. 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. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 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. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ158-241415-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
945 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms
late.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in
the evening.
.SUN...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at
5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light
chop in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$