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372 FZUS52 KMHX 231344 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 944 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 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 AMZ100-240230- 944 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure remains offshore today, with hot and humid conditions expected. A front approaches on Monday, with another front affecting the region on Thursday. $$ AMZ230-240230- Albemarle Sound- 944 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late. Waves around 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-240230- Alligator River- 944 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. Isolated showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-240230- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 944 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt this afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves rough. Isolated showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-240230- Pamlico Sound- 944 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms in the evening, then scattered showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-240230- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 944 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. Isolated showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-240230- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 944 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. Isolated showers and tstms in the evening, then scattered showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-240230- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 944 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. Isolated showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Near shore, seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds, becoming S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-240230- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 944 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 7 seconds. Isolated showers and tstms in the evening, then scattered showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Scattered showers with a chance of tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-240230- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 944 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 7 seconds, becoming S 7 ft at 7 seconds. Isolated showers and tstms in the evening, then scattered showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds. Tstms likely. Showers likely. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-240230- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 944 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Isolated showers and tstms in the evening, then scattered showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-240230- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 944 AM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy late. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$