Coastal Waters Forecast
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167 FZUS52 KMHX 140730 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 330 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 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 AMZ100-142015- 330 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... An area of low pressure moves northeast well off the Carolina Coast. High pressure dominates through the weekend into next week. A dry cold front will push across the area Saturday. $$ AMZ230-142015- Albemarle Sound- 330 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ131-142015- Alligator River- 330 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .SAT...N 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. .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...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ231-142015- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 330 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of rain this morning. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ135-142015- Pamlico Sound- 330 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of rain until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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 around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ136-142015- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 330 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-142015- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 330 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning and afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late this morning and afternoon. A slight chance of rain early this morning. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. .SAT...NW 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. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .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...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-142015- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 330 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain this morning. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming W around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .TUE...E winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ152-142015- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 330 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain this morning, then a slight chance of rain early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 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 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. $$ AMZ154-142015- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 330 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain with a slight chance of tstms this morning, then a slight chance of rain early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-142015- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 330 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .TODAY...NE 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. A chance of rain early this morning. A slight chance of tstms this morning. A slight chance of rain late this morning and early afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 15 seconds. 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. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...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...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE...E winds around 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. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-142015- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 330 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of rain and tstms early this morning, then a slight chance of rain late this morning. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$