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831 FZUS52 KMHX 251920 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 320 PM EDT Sat May 25 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 AMZ100-260815- 320 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A surface trough will ride across the piedmont while a series of upper level shortwaves will generate multiple rounds of shower and thunderstorm activity through the weekend. A stronger cold front will move through early next week. $$ AMZ230-260815- Albemarle Sound- 320 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog this evening. Areas of fog after midnight, then patchy fog late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM until early morning. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...W winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...NW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-260815- Alligator River- 320 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late this evening and overnight. Waves light chop. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight. Vsby 1 NM or less late this evening and early morning. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...W winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves light chop. .THU...NW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-260815- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 320 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late this evening and overnight. Waves light chop. Areas of fog developing this evening. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves light chop. .THU...NW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-260815- Pamlico Sound- 320 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late this evening and overnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog early this evening. Areas of fog late this evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM until early morning. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-260815- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 320 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening. Patchy fog late. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves light chop. .THU...NW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Waves flat. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-260815- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 320 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms this evening. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .MON...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves choppy. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves light chop. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-260815- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 320 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-260815- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 320 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog developing this evening. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-260815- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 320 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late this evening and overnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog early this evening, then areas of fog late this evening and overnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM until early morning. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-260815- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 320 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Patchy fog late this evening. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 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. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-260815- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 320 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms this evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 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. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$