Coastal Waters Forecast
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088 FZUS52 KMHX 082252 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 652 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 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 AMZ100-091115- 652 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... Weak high pressure will build in behind a departing cold front this morning. Another front will move through Sunday night into early Monday. A brief round of SCA conditions possible ahead of the front Sun night. $$ AMZ230-091115- Albemarle Sound- 652 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late this evening and overnight. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...N winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-091115- Alligator River- 652 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late this evening and overnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late this evening and overnight. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop. .THU...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-091115- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 652 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW late. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Some gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-091115- Pamlico Sound- 652 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with some gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with some gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...N winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-091115- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 652 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-091115- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 652 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves light chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...S 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. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-091115- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 652 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with some gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with some gusts up to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...N winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .WED...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-091115- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 652 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with some gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with some gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-091115- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 652 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with some gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Some gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-091115- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 652 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with some gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-091115- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 652 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with some gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Some gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$