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557 FZUS52 KMHX 270715 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 315 AM 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 AMZ100-272015- 315 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A coastal trough will move inland today, then high pressure remains in control into early next week. $$ AMZ230-272015- Albemarle Sound- 315 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ131-272015- Alligator River- 315 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...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. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ231-272015- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 315 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TODAY...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ135-272015- Pamlico Sound- 315 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft this morning, then 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 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. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ136-272015- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 315 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ137-272015- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 315 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, 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 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ150-272015- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 315 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 4 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ152-272015- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 315 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 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: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ154-272015- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 315 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ156-272015- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 315 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, 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. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. $$ AMZ158-272015- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 315 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, except around 2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. $$