Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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689 FZUS52 KMHX 250805 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 405 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 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 AMZ100-252030- 405 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A cold front with limited moisture will and cross the region this morning. High pressure builds back into the area from the north this afternoon and eventually slides offshore this weekend. $$ AMZ230-252030- Albemarle Sound- 405 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE this morning, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt early this afternoon, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with frequent gusts up to 25 kt late. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with frequent gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .FRI...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ131-252030- Alligator River- 405 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with frequent gusts up to 25 kt. Waves light chop this morning, then increasing to choppy this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Frequent gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ231-252030- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 405 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds around 5 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with frequent gusts up to 25 kt. Waves flat, increasing to choppy. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with frequent gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. .FRI...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ135-252030- Pamlico Sound- 405 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with frequent gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with frequent gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Frequent gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. $$ AMZ136-252030- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 405 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .TODAY...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Occasional gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ137-252030- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 405 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming E 10 to 15 kt late. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. Isolated showers late. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Occasional gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. Isolated showers in the evening. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ150-252030- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 405 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds around 5 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with frequent gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ152-252030- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 405 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE this morning, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt early this afternoon, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with frequent gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Isolated showers early. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with frequent gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Frequent gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ154-252030- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 405 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N until late afternoon, then increasing to 15 to 20 kt with frequent gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Isolated showers early. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with frequent gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with frequent gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ AMZ156-252030- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 405 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE until late afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. Isolated showers early. Isolated showers late. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with frequent gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Isolated showers in the evening. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with occasional gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with occasional gusts up to 25 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 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. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. $$ AMZ158-252030- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 405 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N early this morning, then becoming NE late this morning and early afternoon, becoming E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. Scattered showers early. Isolated showers late. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with frequent gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Isolated showers in the evening. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with occasional gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except around 2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except around 2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. $$