Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC

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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
108 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

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

AMZ100-132100-
108 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS...
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL MOVE AWAY THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST TODAY AND TUESDAY. THE HIGH WILL MOVE
OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY. A WEAK SURFACE TROF WILL SET UP TO THE WEST
THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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AMZ130-132100-
ALBEMARLE SOUND-
108 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS AROUND 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
WAVES 1 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S. WAVES 1 FT.

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AMZ135-132100-
PAMLICO SOUND-
108 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS AROUND 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT.
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.

$$

AMZ150-132100-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
108 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS AROUND 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE
THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
7 SECONDS.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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AMZ152-154-132100-
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-
108 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS AROUND 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
8 SECONDS.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS AROUND 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$

AMZ156-132100-
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
108 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS AROUND 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
7 SECONDS.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8
SECONDS.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$

AMZ158-132100-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
108 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS AROUND 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
7 SECONDS.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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