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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 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

AMZ100-131715-
100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
High pressure will ridge into the area through Thursday while an
area of low pressure meanders off the Southeast coast. The high
pulls offshore Friday with the low lifting off the coast. A cold
front will push across the area Saturday with high pressure
building into the region in early next week.

$$

AMZ230-131715-
Albemarle Sound-
100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

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AMZ131-131715-
Alligator River-
100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI...NE winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves a
moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ231-131715-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

$$

AMZ135-131715-
Pamlico Sound-
100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight
chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.FRI...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft.
.SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.MON...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

$$

AMZ136-131715-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

$$

AMZ137-131715-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.SAT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

$$

AMZ150-131715-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming E late. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

AMZ152-131715-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at
16 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ154-131715-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft
at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers,
mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 3 ft at
6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ156-131715-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop.
.THU...E winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light
chop after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate
chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of
showers, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at
15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at
3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ158-131715-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop.
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance
of showers in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, except 2 to
4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$