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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
630 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 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

AMZ100-202315-
630 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
High pressure will ridge southwards across the Carolinas and
remain entrenched across the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend
allowing for benign conditions across the area. Next potential
frontal system doesn`t near ENC until at least mid next week.

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AMZ230-202315-
Albemarle Sound-
630 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TODAY...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE this afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft.
.SAT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft.
.TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ131-202315-
Alligator River-
630 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight.
.SAT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ231-202315-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
630 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ135-202315-
Pamlico Sound-
630 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft.

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AMZ136-202315-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
630 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE late. Waves light chop.
Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ137-202315-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
630 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TODAY...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE this afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ150-202315-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
630 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft
at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ152-202315-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
630 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A
slight chance of showers early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft
at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds
and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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AMZ154-202315-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
630 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft building to 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A
slight chance of showers early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 9 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft
at 11 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and
NE 4 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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AMZ156-202315-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
630 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 10 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 10 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.
.MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.

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AMZ158-202315-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
630 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE late. Seas 3 to 4 ft,
except around 2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Patchy fog early this
morning.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, except around
2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.

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