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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
319 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

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

AMZ100-101000-
319 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS...
LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING...AND OFF THE N
COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW PRES WILL PASS TO THE S AND E ON SAT.

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AMZ130-101000-
ALBEMARLE SOUND-
319 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS
EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. WAVES 3
TO 5 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN
1 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
.SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT.

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

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AMZ135-101000-
PAMLICO SOUND-
319 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE THIS
EVENING...THEN BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. WIDESPREAD
RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE.
.WED...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. WAVES 3
TO 5 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN
1 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT...THEN AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT.

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

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AMZ150-101000-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
319 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH A
CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE.
.WED...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO
35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.

WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

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AMZ152-154-101000-
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-
319 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH A
CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE.
.WED...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO
35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

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AMZ156-101000-
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
319 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH
A CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE.
.WED...W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

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AMZ158-101000-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
319 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS.
WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS EVENING...THEN SCATTERED
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE.
.WED...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN
1 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 FT.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

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