Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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642 FZUS52 KMHX 030746 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 346 AM EDT Fri May 3 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 AMZ100-032030- 346 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... Mostly dry backdoor cold front sags S through Nern waters this afternoon before stalling over the area where it will linger into early next week. Benign winds/seas through the weekend but shower and tstorm activity to increase. Guidance continues to suggest sea fog development across area waters through at least Saturday. $$ AMZ230-032030- Albemarle Sound- 346 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with some gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog in the evening. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A slight chance of showers. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-032030- Alligator River- 346 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N early this afternoon, then becoming E late. Waves light chop. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds around 15 kt, diminishing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-032030- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 346 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat late this morning, then increasing to light chop this afternoon. Patchy fog late. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the evening. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds around 15 kt, diminishing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-032030- Pamlico Sound- 346 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S early this afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog this morning. Patchy fog late. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E around 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog in the evening. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A slight chance of showers. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-032030- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 346 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat late this morning, then increasing to light chop this afternoon. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-032030- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 346 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop this afternoon. Areas of fog early this morning, then patchy fog late this morning. Vsby 1 NM or less early this morning. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .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. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-032030- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 346 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less early this morning. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-032030- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 346 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 11 seconds. Areas of fog early this morning, then patchy fog late this morning and afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-032030- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 346 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-032030- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 346 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming around 10 kt late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Patchy fog early this morning, then areas of fog late this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM late this morning. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. Patchy fog in the evening. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-032030- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 346 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Patchy fog early this morning, then areas of fog late this morning. Patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. Patchy fog in the evening. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$