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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
707 AM 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

AMZ100-080015-
707 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Cold front will approach the waters today and cross the region
tonight, pushing offshore tomorrow morning. High pressure builds
over the area for the weekend before another frontal system
impacts the area early next week.

SCA conditions persist across soundside and offshore waters today,
gradually improving through tomorrow morning.

$$

AMZ230-080015-
Albemarle Sound-
707 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft this morning,
then 1 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this
morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 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. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance
of showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt 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.

$$

AMZ131-080015-
Alligator River-
707 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to
light chop late this morning and afternoon. A slight chance of
showers and tstms early this morning. A slight chance of showers
and tstms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
light chop.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds around 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...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds around 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.

$$

AMZ231-080015-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
707 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

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

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ135-080015-
Pamlico Sound-
707 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms early this morning. A
slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...N winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 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.

$$

AMZ136-080015-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
707 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers and tstms early this morning. A slight chance of showers
and tstms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...NW 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...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
.MON...NW winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the
afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. 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.

$$

AMZ137-080015-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
707 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms early this morning. A slight chance of showers
and tstms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 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 around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...E winds around 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.

$$

AMZ150-080015-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
707 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...W winds around 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late
this morning and early afternoon, then becoming S late. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 5 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and tstms early this morning. A slight
chance of showers and tstms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 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 around 10 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 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 around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds around 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.

$$

AMZ152-080015-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
707 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms. A chance of showers early this morning, then a slight
chance of showers late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 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 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming NW 10 to 15 kt 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ154-080015-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
707 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers early this morning,
then a slight chance of showers late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 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...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 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, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming NW 10 to 15 kt 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...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 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.

$$

AMZ156-080015-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
707 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with a few gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming SW 10 to 15 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop
late this morning and afternoon. A slight chance of tstms. A
chance of showers early this morning, then a slight chance of
showers late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light 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. 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...SW 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 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 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,
increasing to choppy in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming W 10 to 15 kt 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 choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after
midnight. A chance of showers.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the
evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ158-080015-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
707 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of
showers early this morning, then a slight chance of showers late
this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light
chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.
.SAT...N 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, increasing to 15 to 20 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,
increasing to choppy in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after
midnight. A chance of showers.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the
evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$