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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
313 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 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

AMZ100-150815-
313 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
An area of low pressure moves northeast well off the Carolina
Coast today. A cold front then pushes through Saturday morning. High
pressure dominates the rest of the weekend into next week.

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AMZ230-150815-
Albemarle Sound-
313 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves 1 ft or
less. Isolated showers and tstms late.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.MON...E winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ131-150815-
Alligator River-
313 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late this evening,
then becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to
flat late this evening, then increasing to light chop after
midnight. Isolated showers and tstms late.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ231-150815-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
313 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight, then
becoming SW late. Waves light chop. Isolated showers and tstms
late.
.SAT...N 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.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ135-150815-
Pamlico Sound-
313 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this
evening, then becoming SW after midnight, becoming W 10 to 15 kt
late. Waves around 2 ft early, then 1 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

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AMZ136-150815-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
313 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves light
chop. Isolated showers and tstms late.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE 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...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ137-150815-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
313 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt early
this evening, then becoming S late this evening and early
morning, becoming SW late. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to
light chop.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon. Isolated showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.SUN 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.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ150-150815-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
313 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight, then
becoming W late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 15 seconds. Isolated showers and tstms
late.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave
Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and N 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ152-150815-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
313 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late
this evening, then becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Isolated showers and tstms in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.WED...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ154-150815-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
313 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late
this evening, then becoming W after midnight, increasing to
around 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at
8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and
NE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE
1 ft at 13 seconds.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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AMZ156-150815-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
313 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this
evening, then becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop, diminishing to light chop.
.SAT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 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 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds
and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.

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AMZ158-150815-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
313 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and early morning, then becoming around 10 kt late. Seas
3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop late this evening and overnight.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave
Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in
the afternoon. Isolated showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing
to a moderate chop after midnight. Isolated showers and tstms in
the evening.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop.
.MON NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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