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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1053 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 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

AMZ100-171515-
1053 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

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

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AMZ230-171515-
Albemarle Sound-
1053 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers with isolated tstms late this evening and early morning,
then showers likely with scattered tstms late.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Scattered tstms.
Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.
.THU...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance
of showers and tstms in the evening.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ131-171515-
Alligator River-
1053 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance
of showers with isolated tstms late this evening, then showers
and scattered tstms.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers and
scattered tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves flat. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers in the evening.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ231-171515-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
1053 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers with isolated tstms late this evening and early
morning, then showers likely with scattered tstms late.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers likely
with scattered tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves flat.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers in the evening.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ135-171515-
Pamlico Sound-
1053 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late this
evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with scattered tstms.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. Scattered
tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance
of showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...N 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.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ136-171515-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
1053 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
Scattered tstms. Showers likely late this evening and early
morning, then showers late.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Showers likely with
scattered tstms in the morning, then scattered tstms with a
chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A slight
chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly 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 around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ137-171515-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
1053 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late this
evening. Waves choppy. Scattered tstms. Showers late this evening
and early morning, then showers likely late.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Scattered tstms
with a chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. 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...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance
of showers in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ150-171515-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
1053 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late this
evening. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds. A
chance of showers with isolated tstms late this evening and early
morning, then showers likely with scattered tstms late.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft
at 9 seconds. Showers likely with scattered tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E
6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ152-171515-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
1053 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 10 seconds. Scattered tstms. A
chance of showers late this evening, then showers likely.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft
at 10 seconds. Showers likely with scattered tstms. Vsby 1 to
3 NM in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E
6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. Scattered tstms, mainly
in the evening.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly
in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 10 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ154-171515-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
1053 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 10 seconds. Scattered tstms.
Showers likely.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 10 seconds.
Showers likely with scattered tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E
6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.
.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 tstms. A
chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 10 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ156-171515-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
1053 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at
10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Scattered tstms.
Showers likely.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the
afternoon. Showers likely with scattered tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers with isolated tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E
6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms
in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ158-171515-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
1053 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft. Near shore, seas 6 to 9 ft,
subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 10 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Showers and scattered tstms.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this evening.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Near shore, seas 4 to
6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E
7 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A
chance of showers with isolated tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...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 and SW 1 ft at
4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near
shore. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to
3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at
3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance
of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.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 chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to
3 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A
chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$