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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
346 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 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

AMZ100-022030-
346 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
High pressure pushes offshore today and remains off the coast
through Monday. A backdoor front will moves into the area on
Tuesday and stall through Wednesday morning. High pressure then
rebuilds offshore later Wednesday with moist southerly flow
strengthening through late week ahead of a potent frontal
system, which will result in generally unsettled conditions.

$$

AMZ230-022030-
Albemarle Sound-
346 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Waves
1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A chance
of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in
the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance
of showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ131-022030-
Alligator River-
346 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Waves
light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late.
.TONIGHT...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 after midnight.
.MON...SW 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.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.TUE...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance
of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ231-022030-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
346 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Waves light
chop, increasing to a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...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. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON 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.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance
of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ135-022030-
Pamlico Sound-
346 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late.
Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance
of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight
chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then
a chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in
the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ136-022030-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
346 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late.
Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms, mainly in the evening.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance
of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU 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.

$$

AMZ137-022030-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
346 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late.
Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late.
.TONIGHT...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 after midnight.
.MON...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. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers
and tstms in the evening.
.WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of
showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ150-022030-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
346 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and
E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.
.TUE...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly
in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ152-022030-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
346 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance
of showers after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly
in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms
after midnight.
.THU...SW winds around 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ154-022030-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
346 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...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. A slight chance of
tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance
of showers after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft
at 4 seconds.
.WED...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to around 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms
after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ156-022030-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
346 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at
2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a
moderate chop late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...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. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers.
A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ158-022030-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
346 AM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and
E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms
after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds
and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of
showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$