Coastal Waters Forecast Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
648 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 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
AMZ100-171130-
648 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024
.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Showers possible Sunday night as frontal system impacts the area.
Cool high pressure builds Monday through the middle of next week.
A dry front will move through Wednesday night. Another frontal
system and low pressure may impact the area late week into early
next weekend.
$$
AMZ230-171130-
Albemarle Sound-
648 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers late.
.SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance
of showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A slight
chance of showers.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves
around 2 ft, then 1 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Waves 1 ft or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight.
$$
AMZ131-171130-
Alligator River-
648 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S late. Waves light
chop. A slight chance of showers late.
.SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance
of showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop,
increasing to choppy after midnight. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after
midnight.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves a
moderate chop, diminishing to light chop.
.THU...N winds around 10 kt, becoming E. Waves light chop.
$$
AMZ231-171130-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
648 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S late. Waves light
chop. A slight chance of showers late.
.SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance
of showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop,
increasing to rough after midnight. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W
15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves rough, diminishing to choppy
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Waves choppy.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves a
moderate chop, diminishing to light chop.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Waves a moderate chop.
$$
AMZ135-171130-
Pamlico Sound-
648 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers late.
.SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance
of showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance
of showers.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight
chance of showers.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W
around 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Waves around 2 ft, then
1 ft, then, then around 2 ft after midnight.
$$
AMZ136-171130-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
648 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to
light chop late this evening and overnight. A slight chance of
showers late.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.
.MON...NW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop,
increasing to choppy after midnight. A slight chance of showers
in the evening.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves a
moderate chop, diminishing to light chop.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Waves light chop.
$$
AMZ137-171130-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
648 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Waves light
chop.
.SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop,
increasing to choppy after midnight. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.THU...N winds around 10 kt, becoming E. Waves light chop.
$$
AMZ150-171130-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
648 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers
late.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A slight chance
of showers.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon, then becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming W
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
AMZ152-171130-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
648 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late this evening and
early morning, then becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Dominant period 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers late.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant
period 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period
8 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of showers.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
$$
AMZ154-171130-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
648 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024
.TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Dominant period 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers late.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Dominant
period 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Dominant period
8 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of showers.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
$$
AMZ156-171130-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
648 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Dominant period 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Dominant period
4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period
3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance
of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance
of showers, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to
3 to 5 ft after midnight. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
increasing to rough after midnight. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W
15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to
4 ft in the afternoon. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough,
diminishing to choppy in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers after
midnight.
$$
AMZ158-171130-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
648 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and early morning, then becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop late this evening and overnight.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance
of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance
of showers, mainly in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. Near shore, seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. A
slight chance of showers.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W
around 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to
4 ft in the afternoon. Near shore, seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers after
midnight.
$$