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416 FZUS52 KMHX 311955 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 355 PM EDT Fri May 31 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 AMZ100-010815- 355 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure shifts over area waters tonight, then offshore early next week with temps returning to above normal. No marine hazards are anticipated during the period. $$ AMZ230-010815- Albemarle Sound- 355 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight, then becoming NW late. Waves around 2 ft this evening, then 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ131-010815- Alligator River- 355 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat late. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 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. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ231-010815- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 355 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight, then becoming NW late. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight, then diminishing to flat late. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ135-010815- Pamlico Sound- 355 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. $$ AMZ136-010815- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 355 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...W winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ137-010815- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 355 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 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. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ150-010815- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 355 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening and early morning, then becoming NW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ152-010815- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 355 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ154-010815- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 355 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ156-010815- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 355 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. $$ AMZ158-010815- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 355 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. $$