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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
702 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 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

AMZ100-191215-
702 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A weak cold front will cross the region tonight through Thursday
producing unsettled conditions across eastern NC. High pressure
will then build over the area over the weekend into early next
week with mostly fair weather conditions expected.

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AMZ230-191215-
Albemarle Sound-
702 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight
chance of tstms this evening. A slight chance of showers.
.THU...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog in
the morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to
3 NM in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms in the evening.
.FRI...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight
chance of showers in the evening.
.SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ131-191215-
Alligator River-
702 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance
of tstms this evening. A slight chance of showers.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers in the evening.
.SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ231-191215-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
702 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
light chop. A slight chance of tstms this evening. A slight
chance of showers.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers.
.FRI...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop
after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ135-191215-
Pamlico Sound-
702 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers late this evening and
overnight.
.THU...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.FRI...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance
of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ136-191215-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
702 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
flat. A slight chance of showers late this evening and overnight.
Patchy fog late with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the
morning. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM
in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate 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.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ137-191215-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
702 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers late this evening
and overnight.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of tstms. A
chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers in the evening.
.SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop
after midnight.
.MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ150-191215-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
702 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except around
3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. A slight
chance of showers late this evening and overnight. Patchy fog
late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this evening and early morning.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A
slight chance of showers.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft
at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ152-191215-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
702 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers late
this evening and overnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A
chance of showers.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ154-191215-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
702 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers late
this evening and overnight.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly
in the evening.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft
at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
6 to 9 ft after midnight. A chance of showers.
.MON...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ156-191215-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
702 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW late. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. A slight chance of showers late this evening and
overnight.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A
chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
A slight chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the evening.
.MON...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ158-191215-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
702 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW late. Seas 2 to 4 ft,
except around 2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers
late this evening and overnight.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 1 ft at
3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A
chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light
chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A
slight chance of showers in the evening.
.SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to
3 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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