Coastal Waters Forecast Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
711 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013
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
AMZ100-252315-
711 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY...THEN EXTEND OVER THE AREA FROM OFFSHORE THROUGH
LATE NEXT WEEK.
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AMZ130-252315-
ALBEMARLE SOUND-
711 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT
EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3
FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT IN THE EVENING...
THEN 1 FT.
.SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT.
.MON...SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
.TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES
BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
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AMZ135-252315-
PAMLICO SOUND-
711 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT
EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN 1 FT LATE.
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT.
.MON...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
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AMZ150-252315-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
711 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. DOMINANT
PERIOD 6 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT
PERIOD 6 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
7 SECONDS.
.MON...SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
.TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
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AMZ152-154-252315-
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
711 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
8 SECONDS.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
8 SECONDS.
.MON...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
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AMZ156-252315-
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
711 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013
.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
8 SECONDS.
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.MON...SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
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AMZ158-252315-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
711 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013
.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
8 SECONDS.
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.MON...E WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
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