Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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213 FZUS52 KMHX 261041 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 641 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 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 AMZ100-262315- 641 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... The upper ridge will move little today but the pattern is becoming progressively more unsettled as Hurricane Helene lifts across the eastern Gulf of Mexico and into the southeastern CONUS. Seas will remain elevated into the weekend. $$ AMZ230-262315- Albemarle Sound- 641 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers with tstms likely in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-262315- Alligator River- 641 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers with tstms likely in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-262315- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 641 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers with tstms likely in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-262315- Pamlico Sound- 641 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers with tstms likely in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-262315- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 641 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then showers with tstms likely in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves flat, increasing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-262315- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 641 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then showers with tstms likely in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves flat. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-262315- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 641 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers with tstms likely in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-262315- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 641 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 7 seconds and E 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers with tstms likely in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and NE 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-262315- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 641 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 12 seconds and SE 5 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 7 seconds and E 6 ft at 12 seconds, becoming S 9 ft at 8 seconds and E 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers with tstms likely in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds and E 5 ft at 12 seconds, becoming S 7 ft at 8 seconds and E 4 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-262315- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 641 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 5 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds and E 5 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then showers with tstms likely in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 9 seconds and E 4 ft at 12 seconds, becoming S 7 ft at 9 seconds and E 4 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .SAT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-262315- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 641 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms this morning, then a chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Near shore, seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Near shore, seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Showers with tstms likely. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Near shore, seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 9 seconds and E 4 ft at 12 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 9 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$