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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.

$$