Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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037 FZUS52 KMHX 181955 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 355 PM EDT Sat May 18 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 AMZ100-190830- 355 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... Low pressure system and its associated fronts impact ENC this evening before pushing offshore by Sunday morning bringing unsettled weather to the area. High pressure ridging then builds in from the north keeping much of the area dry through mid week before the next potential frontal system late week. $$ AMZ230-190830- Albemarle Sound- 355 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late. Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms this evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-190830- Alligator River- 355 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers with a chance of tstms this evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .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...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-190830- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 355 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy late. Showers with a chance of tstms this evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-190830- Pamlico Sound- 355 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming NE late this evening and early morning, then increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms this evening. Showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-190830- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 355 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. A chance of tstms this evening. Showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .MON...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .WED...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-190830- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 355 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late this evening, then becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. Showers with a chance of tstms this evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A slight chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...N 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. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .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...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-190830- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 355 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late this evening, then 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms this evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-190830- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 355 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE after midnight, then increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of tstms this evening. Showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .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...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...N 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. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 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. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-190830- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 355 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late this evening, then becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of tstms this evening. Showers likely. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 4 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 3 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-190830- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 355 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming N late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms this evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. A chance of showers late. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 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 7 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 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-190830- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 355 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight, then becoming N late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of tstms this evening. Showers likely. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Near shore, seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...N 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 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers. .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 3 ft at 3 seconds and NE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .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. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$