Coastal Waters Forecast
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614 FZUS52 KMHX 130500 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 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 AMZ100-131715- 100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure will ridge into the area through Thursday while an area of low pressure meanders off the Southeast coast. The high pulls offshore Friday with the low lifting off the coast. A cold front will push across the area Saturday with high pressure building into the region in early next week. $$ AMZ230-131715- Albemarle Sound- 100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ131-131715- Alligator River- 100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...NE 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. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ231-131715- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ135-131715- Pamlico Sound- 100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. 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...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...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ136-131715- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ137-131715- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ150-131715- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming E late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ152-131715- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-131715- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-131715- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU...E winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 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 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-131715- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 100 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$