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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1258 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 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

AMZ100-180515-
1258 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
An area of low pressure will continue to shift further inland and
away from the coast today. Troughing will remain over the Eastern
Seaboard through next week as well keeping unsettled conditions
across ENC.

$$

AMZ230-180515-
Albemarle Sound-
1258 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers
likely. A slight chance of tstms early, then a chance of tstms
late.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.FRI...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ131-180515-
Alligator River-
1258 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. Showers
likely with a slight chance of tstms early, then a chance of
showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves flat. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.FRI...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the
afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of
showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ231-180515-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
1258 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of tstms. Showers likely early, then a chance of showers
late.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves flat.
.THU...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance
of showers and tstms in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds around 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of
showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ135-180515-
Pamlico Sound-
1258 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A
chance of tstms. Showers likely early, then a chance of showers
late.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of tstms with a slight chance of
showers in the evening.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. 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...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds around 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ136-180515-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
1258 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
flat. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves flat. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE 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 chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance
of showers in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ137-180515-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
1258 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves flat.
.THU...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.FRI...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance
of showers in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ150-180515-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
1258 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance
of tstms early, then a chance of showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.WED...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ152-180515-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
1258 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers likely
early, then a chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
11 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms in
the morning. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ154-180515-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
1258 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers likely
early, then a chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E
6 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A
slight chance of showers.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at
9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
11 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms in
the morning. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds around 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ156-180515-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
1258 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: E 6 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light
chop. A chance of showers and tstms early, then a slight chance
of showers and tstms late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E
6 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at
4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at
4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
E 3 ft at 10 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. A chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ158-180515-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
1258 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except
3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and
tstms early.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft
near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft, except around 2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft, except around 2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.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 showers and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms
in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$