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691 FZUS52 KMHX 222248 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 648 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 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 AMZ100-231115- 648 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A weak backdoor cold front will gradually erode tonight, giving way to a weak wedge of high pressure to the north. Next potential frontal system doesn`t near ENC until at least the middle of the upcoming week. $$ AMZ230-231115- Albemarle Sound- 648 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. $$ AMZ131-231115- Alligator River- 648 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...NE winds 5 to 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. A slight chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE 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...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. $$ AMZ231-231115- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 648 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. $$ AMZ135-231115- Pamlico Sound- 648 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .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 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ136-231115- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 648 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. $$ AMZ137-231115- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 648 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE 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 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ150-231115- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 648 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ AMZ152-231115- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 648 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ154-231115- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 648 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and NE 3 ft at 3 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 12 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 11 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ156-231115- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 648 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 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. A slight chance of showers this evening. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 10 seconds and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 11 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 12 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 12 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ158-231115- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 648 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late this evening and overnight. A slight chance of showers this evening. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$