Coastal Waters Forecast
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790 FZUS52 KMHX 191650 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1250 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 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 AMZ100-200530- 1250 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure dominates but swell from a distant tropical wave and prolonged easterly winds will result in gradual deteriorating offshore conditions. $$ AMZ230-200530- Albemarle Sound- 1250 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. $$ AMZ131-200530- Alligator River- 1250 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...E 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, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .FRI...E winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. $$ AMZ231-200530- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 1250 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. $$ AMZ135-200530- Pamlico Sound- 1250 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ136-200530- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 1250 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. $$ AMZ137-200530- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 1250 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E 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...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. $$ AMZ150-200530- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 1250 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ152-200530- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 1250 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5, occasional 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5, occasional 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5, occasional 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-200530- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 1250 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5, occasional 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-200530- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 1250 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5, occasional 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5, occasional 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-200530- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 1250 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5, occasional 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5, occasional 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$