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291 FZUS52 KMHX 210119 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 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 AMZ100-211415- 919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure will ridge southwards across the Carolinas and will continue to wedge itself southwards across the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend allowing for benign conditions across the area. Next potential frontal system doesn`t near ENC until at least mid next week. $$ AMZ230-211415- Albemarle Sound- 919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-211415- Alligator River- 919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves light chop. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-211415- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-211415- Pamlico Sound- 919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers. .MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ136-211415- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .MON...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-211415- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers after midnight. $$ AMZ150-211415- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-211415- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .MON...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ154-211415- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 3 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-211415- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-211415- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except around 2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except around 2 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$