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000 FZUS52 KMHX 270210 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1010 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 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 AMZ100-271515- 1010 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure will slide offshore tonight ahead of the approaching cold front. Another coastal low will impact the waters late Wednesday into Friday. High pressure then builds in from the south over the weekend. $$ AMZ230-271515- Albemarle Sound- 1010 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt late. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of tstms. Showers. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of tstms. Showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers, mainly in the evening. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the evening, then becoming NE after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-271515- Alligator River- 1010 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt late this evening and early morning, becoming light and variable. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat late. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of tstms. Showers. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. A slight chance of tstms. Showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. Showers, mainly in the evening. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-271515- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 1010 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Showers likely in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves very rough. Showers, mainly in the evening. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the evening, then becoming E after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-271515- Pamlico Sound- 1010 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 45 kt, decreasing to 35 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft. Showers, mainly in the evening. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft, then 1 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-271515- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 1010 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of tstms. Showers. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of tstms. Showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves choppy. Showers, mainly in the evening. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-271515- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 1010 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. A slight chance of tstms. Showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. Showers, mainly in the evening. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-271515- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 1010 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Dominant period 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Dominant period 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Dominant period 11 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Showers, mainly in the evening. .FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon, then becoming S in the evening, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-271515- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 1010 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Dominant period 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Dominant period 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Dominant period 12 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Showers, mainly in the evening. .FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-271515- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 1010 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Dominant period 13 seconds. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Dominant period 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Dominant period 12 seconds. A chance of showers. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Showers, mainly in the evening. .FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-271515- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 1010 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt late. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Dominant period 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat late. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Dominant period 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NE 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Dominant period 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to extremely rough in the afternoon. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. Showers, mainly in the evening. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-271515- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 1010 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 8 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Dominant period 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Dominant period 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Dominant period 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Dominant period 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to very rough in the afternoon. A slight chance of tstms. Showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough after midnight. A chance of showers. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$

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