Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Graphics & Text |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
639
FZUS52 KMHX 111651
CWFMHX

Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1251 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

AMZ100-120515-
1251 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.

$$

AMZ230-120515-
Albemarle Sound-
1251 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

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

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ131-120515-
Alligator River-
1251 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the 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...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 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. Waves a moderate chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ231-120515-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
1251 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
late. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE 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.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 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. Waves a moderate chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ135-120515-
Pamlico Sound-
1251 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt
late. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.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, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...NW winds around 10 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. Waves around 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ136-120515-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
1251 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming E late. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop late. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the evening.
.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...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...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ137-120515-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
1251 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the 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...SE 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.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 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. A
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ150-120515-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
1251 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ152-120515-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
1251 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ154-120515-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
1251 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

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

$$

AMZ156-120515-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
1251 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and
tstms late.
.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 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light
chop after midnight.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.FRI...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.SAT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 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 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ158-120515-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
1251 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$