Coastal Waters Forecast
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000 FZUS52 KMHX 281931 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 331 PM EDT Tue May 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 AMZ100-290830- 331 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A cold front will move through this evening. The next front passes late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. $$ AMZ230-290830- Albemarle Sound- 331 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .THU...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .SAT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-290830- Alligator River- 331 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W late. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms early this evening. .WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves flat, increasing to light chop after midnight. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...N 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. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .SAT...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-290830- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 331 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W late. Waves flat, increasing to light chop late. Isolated showers and tstms early this evening. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .THU...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves light chop. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-290830- Pamlico Sound- 331 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers and tstms early this evening. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-290830- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 331 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves flat, increasing to light chop after midnight. Isolated showers and tstms early this evening. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves flat, increasing to light chop after midnight. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves light chop. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-290830- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 331 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves flat. Scattered showers and tstms early this evening. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves light chop. .THU...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-290830- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 331 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Isolated showers and tstms early this evening. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .THU...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 ft at 3 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-290830- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 331 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Isolated showers and tstms early this evening, then isolated showers late this evening. .WED...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .THU...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...W winds around 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-290830- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 331 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 11 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms early this evening, then isolated showers late this evening and early morning. .WED...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...W winds around 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-290830- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 331 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Scattered showers and tstms early this evening, then isolated showers late this evening. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-290830- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 331 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Isolated showers and tstms early this evening, then isolated showers late this evening. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...N winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$