Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 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

AMZ100-280815-
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Coastal trough will continue to push inland today as high pressure
gradually builds in from the northeast, remaining in control
through much of next week. Late in the period, a cold front may
attempt to move through the area.

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AMZ230-280815-
Albemarle Sound-
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming around 10 kt late. Waves
around 2 ft this evening, then 1 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.

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AMZ131-280815-
Alligator River-
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...SW 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.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Waves light chop.

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AMZ231-280815-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S late. Waves light
chop.
.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.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in
the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Waves light chop.

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AMZ135-280815-
Pamlico Sound-
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt late.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...S 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.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.

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AMZ136-280815-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt late.
Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ137-280815-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Waves light
chop.
.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.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in
the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ150-280815-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...S winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and S
3 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds
and S 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds
and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 12 seconds and
S 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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AMZ152-280815-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
E 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 12 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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AMZ154-280815-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
E 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds around 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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AMZ156-280815-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.SUN...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to a moderate chop in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.

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AMZ158-280815-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near
shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.

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