Coastal Waters Forecast
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644 FZUS52 KMHX 171349 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 949 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 AMZ100-180215- 949 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. $$ AMZ230-180215- Albemarle Sound- 949 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ131-180215- Alligator River- 949 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...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. Waves light chop. .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. $$ AMZ231-180215- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 949 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ135-180215- Pamlico Sound- 949 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TODAY...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .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...E 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. $$ AMZ136-180215- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 949 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. $$ AMZ137-180215- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 949 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...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 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. $$ AMZ150-180215- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 949 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TODAY...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ152-180215- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 949 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TODAY...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE 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. .TUE...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. .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 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ154-180215- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 949 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ AMZ156-180215- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 949 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. 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. .TUE...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. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .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 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 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .FRI...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. $$ AMZ158-180215- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 949 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .REST OF TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. $$