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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
431 PM EDT Tue May 21 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

AMZ100-220915-
431 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
High pressure builds in from the north keeping much of the area
dry through Thursday before the next potential frontal system
moves through late week through the weekend and brings a return
to unsettled weather.

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AMZ230-220915-
Albemarle Sound-
431 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
1 ft or less. Patchy fog after midnight. Areas of dense fog late.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight, decreasing to 1 NM or less.
.WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.
.FRI...SW winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ131-220915-
Alligator River-
431 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE late this evening and
early morning, then becoming S late. Waves flat, increasing to
light chop late this evening and early morning, then diminishing
to flat late. Patchy fog after midnight. Areas of dense fog late.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight, decreasing to 1 NM or less.
.WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. Areas of dense
fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...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.
.THU 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. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. A
chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ231-220915-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
431 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight, then
diminishing to around 5 kt late. Waves light chop, diminishing to
flat late. Patchy fog late this evening and early morning.
Widespread dense fog late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this evening,
decreasing to 1 NM or less.
.WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon. Areas of dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.WED 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.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ135-220915-
Pamlico Sound-
431 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late this evening and
overnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog late this evening and
overnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this evening, decreasing to 1 NM
or less.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning with
vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ136-220915-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
431 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Waves light
chop, diminishing to flat late. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby
1 to 3 NM after midnight, decreasing to 1 NM or less.
.WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.THU...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.
.THU 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. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ137-220915-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
431 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late this evening and
early morning, then becoming S late. Waves light chop,
diminishing to flat late. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to
3 NM after midnight, decreasing to 1 NM or less.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. Patchy fog in
the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...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.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ150-220915-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
431 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt early
this evening, then increasing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening,
becoming SE after midnight, becoming S. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy
fog this evening. Areas of fog after midnight, then widespread
dense fog late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM early this evening, decreasing to
1 NM or less.
.WED...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds
and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 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 E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance
of showers after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ152-220915-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
431 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Areas of dense fog after
midnight, then widespread dense fog late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM early
this evening, decreasing to 1 NM or less.
.WED...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at
10 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ154-220915-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
431 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late this evening and
overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and
SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers
late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this evening, decreasing to 1 NM or less.
.WED...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at
10 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning. A slight chance of
showers. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at
3 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ156-220915-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
431 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt late.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at
10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat late. Patchy fog late this evening and overnight with vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at
10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light
chop in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance
of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms
after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ158-220915-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
431 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Near shore, seas 1 ft, then around 2 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at
10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light
chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms
after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in
the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.


Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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