Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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489 FZUS52 KMHX 162129 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 529 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 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 AMZ100-171015- 529 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... An area of low pressure to our south will slowly strengthen today as it drifts northwards towards the southern NC coast. Troughing will remain over the Eastern Seaboard through next week as well keeping unsettled conditions across ENC. $$ AMZ230-171015- Albemarle Sound- 529 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers this evening, then showers likely after midnight. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers likely. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-171015- Alligator River- 529 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop late. A slight chance of tstms this evening. Showers likely. A chance of tstms after midnight. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. Showers likely. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-171015- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 529 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt early this evening. Waves choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms this evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves flat. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-171015- Pamlico Sound- 529 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to around 15 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-171015- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 529 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop late. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .THU...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-171015- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 529 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt late. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop late. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .WED...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .THU...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-171015- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 529 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to around 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers until early morning, then showers likely late. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-171015- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 529 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms early this evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms late this evening and overnight. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-171015- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 529 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: E 11 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-171015- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 529 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 11 ft at 10 seconds, becoming E 9 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy late. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 10 seconds, becoming E 6 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .WED...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-171015- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 529 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Near shore, seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 11 ft at 10 seconds, becoming E 9 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of tstms until early morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms late. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Near shore, seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. .THU...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, except around 2 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$