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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
607 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 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

AMZ100-121115-
607 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A mid level disturbance will move across the region today. High
pressure will ridge into the area Wednesday and Thursday while an
area of low pressure meanders off the Southeast coast. The high
pulls offshore Friday with a cold front pushing across the area
Saturday. High pressure builds in early next week.

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AMZ230-121115-
Albemarle Sound-
607 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms early this evening.
.WED...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.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. 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.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ131-121115-
Alligator River-
607 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance
of showers and tstms early this evening.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
a moderate 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...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ231-121115-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
607 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.TONIGHT...NE 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.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves a
moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ135-121115-
Pamlico Sound-
607 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight
chance of showers and tstms early this evening.
.WED...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ136-121115-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
607 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms early this evening. Patchy fog late.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...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...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.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.
.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.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ137-121115-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
607 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance
of showers and tstms early this evening.
.WED...E 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.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...E 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. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.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...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 around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ150-121115-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
607 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 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.

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AMZ152-121115-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
607 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

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

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AMZ154-121115-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
607 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ156-121115-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
607 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ158-121115-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
607 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN 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.

$$