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210 FZUS52 KMHX 271910 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 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 AMZ100-280815- 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... Coastal trough will continue to push inland today as high pressure gradually builds in from the northeast, remaining in control through much of next week. Late in the period, a cold front may attempt to move through the area. $$ AMZ230-280815- Albemarle Sound- 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming around 10 kt late. Waves around 2 ft this evening, then 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ131-280815- Alligator River- 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...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 around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ231-280815- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S late. Waves light chop. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ135-280815- Pamlico Sound- 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 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. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ136-280815- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt late. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ137-280815- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Waves light chop. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...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 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ150-280815- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...S winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 4 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 4 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ152-280815- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .MON...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ154-280815- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds around 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ156-280815- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...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 10 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: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. $$ AMZ158-280815- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. $$