Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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091 FZUS52 KMHX 141055 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 655 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 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 AMZ100-142315- 655 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A surface trough off the coast of the Carolinas will weaken today as high pressure remains wedged across the mid-Atlantic and central Carolinas. Low pressure developing off the Southeast U.S. coastline impacts the area over the weekend and into early next week, before moving inland mid-week. Troughing will remain over the Eastern Seaboard through next week as well keeping unsettled conditions across ENC. $$ AMZ230-142315- Albemarle Sound- 655 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-142315- Alligator River- 655 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves choppy. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-142315- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 655 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .WED...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-142315- Pamlico Sound- 655 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 3 ft. A slight chance of showers this morning. A slight chance of tstms late this morning, then a chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around 3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-142315- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 655 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late this morning and afternoon. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-142315- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 655 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A slight chance of showers this morning. A chance of tstms late this morning and afternoon. A chance of showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-142315- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 655 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: E 11 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft, except 10 to 11 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 12 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-142315- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 655 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms this morning, then a chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...E winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 11 ft at 10 seconds, becoming E 12 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: E 13 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-142315- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 655 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms early this morning, then a chance of tstms late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: E 11 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: E 13 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: E 13 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-142315- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 655 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms early this morning, then a chance of tstms late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: E 11 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds around 20 kt, becoming S after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: E 10 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .WED...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-142315- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 655 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 4 to 5 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms early this morning, then a chance of tstms late this morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 5 to 7 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 5 to 7 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .WED...W winds around 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$