Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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344 FZUS52 KMHX 182014 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 414 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 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 AMZ100-190915- 414 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A weak cold front will move into eastern NC late today and cross the region Thursday producing unsettled conditions across eastern NC. High pressure will then build over the area over the weekend into early next week with mostly fair weather conditions expected. $$ AMZ230-190915- Albemarle Sound- 414 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of tstms early this evening. A slight chance of showers. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening. .FRI...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-190915- Alligator River- 414 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of tstms early this evening. A slight chance of showers. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-190915- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 414 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of tstms early this evening. A slight chance of showers. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .FRI...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-190915- Pamlico Sound- 414 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers late this evening and overnight. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .FRI...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...NE 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. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-190915- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 414 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers late this evening and overnight. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves light chop. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-190915- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 414 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers late this evening and overnight. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. .MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-190915- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 414 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this evening and overnight. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-190915- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 414 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this evening and overnight. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SAT...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-190915- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 414 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this evening and overnight. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. A chance of showers. .MON...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-190915- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 414 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers late this evening and overnight. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...NE winds around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-190915- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 414 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers late this evening and overnight. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$