Coastal Waters Forecast
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034 FZUS52 KMHX 201344 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 944 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 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 AMZ100-210215- 944 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... 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 mid next week. $$ AMZ230-210215- Albemarle Sound- 944 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-210215- Alligator River- 944 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .SAT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .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 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. $$ AMZ231-210215- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 944 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-210215- Pamlico Sound- 944 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON...NE winds around 15 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. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. $$ AMZ136-210215- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 944 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-210215- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 944 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .REST OF TODAY...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE late. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...NW 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 around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ150-210215- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 944 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-210215- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 944 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ AMZ154-210215- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 944 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and NE 4 ft at 4 seconds. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ AMZ156-210215- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 944 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .REST OF TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 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 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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. $$ AMZ158-210215- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 944 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except around 2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, except around 2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. $$