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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1255 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 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

AMZ100-080515-
1255 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A cold front will move through today and this evening, with weak
high pressure building in this weekend. Another front will move
through Sunday night into early Monday.

Conditions gradually improving through tomorrow morning with
another brief round of SCA conditions possible ahead of the front
Sun night.

$$

AMZ230-080515-
Albemarle Sound-
1255 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of
showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ131-080515-
Alligator River-
1255 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves flat, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to flat in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
light chop. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ231-080515-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
1255 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

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

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ135-080515-
Pamlico Sound-
1255 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
late. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with
some gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of
showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ136-080515-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
1255 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
.MON...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of tstms
in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ137-080515-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
1255 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt
late. Waves flat, increasing to light chop late. A slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in
the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight. A chance of showers.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ150-080515-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
1255 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E
1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ152-080515-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
1255 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with
some gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with some gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2
ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ154-080515-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
1255 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
E 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ156-080515-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
1255 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in
the evening.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.SUN...SW winds around 10 kt, increasing to around 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance
of showers.
.MON...N winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A
chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ158-080515-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
1255 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in
the evening.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A
chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$