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715 FZUS52 KMHX 222249 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 649 PM EDT Sat Jun 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 AMZ100-231130- 649 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure shifts offshore tonight with troughing developing in the lee of the Appalachians. A front approaches on Monday, with another front affecting the region on Thursday. $$ AMZ230-231130- Albemarle Sound- 649 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW late. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-231130- Alligator River- 649 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 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...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. 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 NW 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 around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-231130- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 649 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves light chop. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-231130- Pamlico Sound- 649 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds around 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of 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 3 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 NW 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 around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-231130- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 649 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Isolated showers early this evening. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop. Isolated showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-231130- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 649 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. Isolated showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. 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 NW 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 chance of showers 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 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-231130- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 649 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and N 1 ft at 2 seconds. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 ft at 3 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-231130- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 649 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms 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 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 ft at 2 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. 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. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-231130- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 649 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Isolated showers late. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds. Showers and tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW around 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-231130- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 649 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. Isolated showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. .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 6 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 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-231130- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 649 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. Isolated showers. Isolated tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. .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 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$