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490 FZUS52 KMHX 280731 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 331 AM 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 AMZ100-282015- 331 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A cold front will move through Tuesday. The next front passes late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. $$ AMZ230-282015- Albemarle Sound- 331 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late this morning and afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. Isolated showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Isolated showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .SAT...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-282015- Alligator River- 331 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Waves light chop. Isolated showers and tstms this morning, then scattered showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Isolated showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves flat, increasing to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .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. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-282015- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 331 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE late. Waves light chop. Isolated showers and tstms this morning, then scattered showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Isolated showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-282015- Pamlico Sound- 331 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon. Isolated showers and tstms this morning, then scattered showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms in the 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 after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-282015- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 331 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Isolated showers and tstms until late afternoon, then scattered showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Isolated showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves flat, increasing to light chop after midnight. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-282015- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 331 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late this morning and afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late this morning and afternoon. Isolated showers and tstms this morning, then scattered showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Scattered tstms with isolated showers in the evening. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves light chop. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-282015- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 331 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Isolated showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Isolated showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 1 ft at 2 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 ft at 3 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 ft at 3 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-282015- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 331 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Isolated showers and tstms this morning. Scattered showers and tstms early this afternoon, then isolated showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Isolated showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 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. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-282015- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 331 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms until late afternoon, then isolated showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-282015- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 331 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Scattered showers and tstms until late afternoon, then isolated showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Isolated showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 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 a moderate chop. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt 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 a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 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...NE 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. $$ AMZ158-282015- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 331 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Isolated showers and tstms this morning, then scattered showers and tstms early this afternoon. Isolated showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Isolated showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop after midnight. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$