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300 FZUS52 KMHX 220729 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 329 AM 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 AMZ100-222015- 329 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure shifts offshore today, with troughing developing in the lee of the Appalachians. A front approaches on Monday, with another front affecting the region on Thursday. $$ AMZ230-222015- Albemarle Sound- 329 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE early this afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-222015- Alligator River- 329 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE early this afternoon, then becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Waves flat, increasing to light chop early this afternoon, then increasing to a moderate chop late. .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...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 chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .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. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-222015- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 329 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat late this morning, then increasing to a moderate chop this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-222015- Pamlico Sound- 329 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S early this afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds around 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .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 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-222015- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 329 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE early this afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves flat, increasing to light chop early this afternoon, then increasing to a moderate chop late. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-222015- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 329 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop this afternoon. A slight chance of showers late this morning and early afternoon. .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. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 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. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-222015- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 329 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S early this afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-222015- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 329 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of tstms with a slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .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. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers likely. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-222015- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 329 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. .TONIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of tstms with a slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-222015- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 329 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this morning. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .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 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. .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. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-222015- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 329 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms this morning, then a slight chance of showers early this 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. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .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 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .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 and tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE 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. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$