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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
629 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 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

AMZ100-181115-
629 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
High pressure dominates through midweek week resulting in largely
benign boating conditions.

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AMZ230-181115-
Albemarle Sound-
629 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE 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.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E 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...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

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AMZ131-181115-
Alligator River-
629 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late
this evening and overnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to
light chop late this evening and overnight.
.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.
.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...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ231-181115-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
629 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...E winds around 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...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ135-181115-
Pamlico Sound-
629 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THU...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

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AMZ136-181115-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
629 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop.
.TUE...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.
.TUE 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.
.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. Waves light chop.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ137-181115-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
629 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop.
.TUE...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.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.THU...E winds around 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. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.

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AMZ150-181115-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
629 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft
at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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AMZ152-181115-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
629 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft
at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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AMZ154-181115-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
629 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3
ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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AMZ156-181115-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
629 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.

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AMZ158-181115-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
629 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft
at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to
4 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.

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