Coastal Waters Forecast
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277 FZUS52 KMHX 150515 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 115 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 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 AMZ100-151815- 115 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... An area of low pressure moves northeast well off the Carolina Coast today. A cold front then pushes through Saturday morning. High pressure dominates the rest of the weekend into next week. $$ AMZ230-151815- Albemarle Sound- 115 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ131-151815- Alligator River- 115 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Waves light chop. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE 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. $$ AMZ231-151815- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 115 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves light chop. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ135-151815- Pamlico Sound- 115 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN 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. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ136-151815- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 115 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ137-151815- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 115 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Scattered showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN 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. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .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. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-151815- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 115 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 15 seconds. Isolated showers late. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and N 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ152-151815- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 115 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ AMZ154-151815- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 115 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ AMZ156-151815- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 115 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. $$ AMZ158-151815- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 115 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Isolated showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$