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707 FZUS52 KMHX 281923 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 323 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 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 AMZ100-290815- 323 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure will remain anchored offshore through mid week. A cold front may impact the area late in the week. $$ AMZ230-290815- Albemarle Sound- 323 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-290815- Alligator River- 323 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON...W 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. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-290815- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 323 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-290815- Pamlico Sound- 323 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 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, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the evening. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ136-290815- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 323 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-290815- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 323 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TONIGHT...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. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-290815- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 323 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 4 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. $$ AMZ152-290815- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 323 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. 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 around 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. $$ AMZ154-290815- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 323 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE...SW winds around 10 kt, increasing to around 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ156-290815- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 323 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TONIGHT...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 11 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: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. $$ AMZ158-290815- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 323 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$