Coastal Waters Forecast
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484 FZUS52 KMHX 170454 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1254 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 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 AMZ100-171715- 1254 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure dominates through midweek week resulting in dry, warm, quiet weather. $$ AMZ230-171715- Albemarle Sound- 1254 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...E winds around 10 kt, increasing to around 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ131-171715- Alligator River- 1254 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...E 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...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ231-171715- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 1254 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ135-171715- Pamlico Sound- 1254 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .THU...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ136-171715- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 1254 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ137-171715- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 1254 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...E 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. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...E 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. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ150-171715- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 1254 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ152-171715- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 1254 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ154-171715- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 1254 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ156-171715- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 1254 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. $$ AMZ158-171715- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 1254 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. $$