Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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194 FZUS52 KMHX 212258 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 658 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 AMZ100-221115- 658 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. $$ AMZ230-221115- Albemarle Sound- 658 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog late this evening and early morning. Areas of fog late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this evening, decreasing to 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .FRI...SW winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-221115- Alligator River- 658 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop. Patchy fog late this evening. Areas of fog after midnight with vsby 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 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. $$ AMZ231-221115- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 658 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight, then diminishing to around 5 kt late. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat late. Patchy fog this evening, then areas of fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this evening, decreasing to 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Areas of fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-221115- Pamlico Sound- 658 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog early this evening. Patchy fog late this evening and early morning, then areas of fog late. 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. $$ AMZ136-221115- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 658 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat late. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less late. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-221115- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 658 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. .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. $$ AMZ150-221115- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 658 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening, then becoming SE after midnight, becoming S late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this evening, then areas of fog after midnight. Areas of dense fog late. Vsby 1 NM or less late this evening and overnight. .WED...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-221115- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 658 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 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog early this evening, then areas of fog late this evening and overnight with vsby 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. Areas of fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. .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. Patchy fog in the evening. .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. $$ AMZ154-221115- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 658 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this evening, then areas of fog after midnight. A slight chance of showers late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this evening, decreasing to 1 NM or less. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-221115- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 658 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. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late. .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. $$ AMZ158-221115- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 658 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Near shore, seas 1 ft, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$