Coastal Waters Forecast
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549 FZUS52 KMHX 192233 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 633 PM EDT Thu Sep 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 AMZ100-192345- 633 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... Upper level trough will gradually push offshore tonight While at the same time high pressure will ridge southwards across the Carolinas and remain entrenched 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 midweek next week. $$ AMZ230-192345- Albemarle Sound- 633 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening. .FRI...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves around 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-192345- Alligator River- 633 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms early this evening. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .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 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-192345- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 633 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late this evening and overnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms early this evening. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves choppy. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-192345- Pamlico Sound- 633 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft this evening, then 1 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms this evening. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-192345- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 633 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms early this evening. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves light chop. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-192345- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 633 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms this evening. .FRI...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop. .SUN...N 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. .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 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-192345- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 633 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-192345- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 633 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers early this evening. A slight chance of tstms this evening. A slight chance of showers late this evening and overnight. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-192345- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 633 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms this evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt, diminishing to around 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-192345- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 633 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms this evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 11 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .TUE...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-192345- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 633 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, except around 2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. Showers likely early this evening. A slight chance of tstms this evening. A slight chance of showers late this evening and overnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except around 2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except around 2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except around 2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except around 2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except around 2 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$