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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1222 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

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

AMZ100-180615-
1222 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
High pressure builds into ENC today and shifts over coastal waters
through the day tomorrow allowing NW`rly winds to weaken. A couple
of weak fronts will impact area waters Tuesday night through
Thursday with weak winds. Though winds will shift from S to N as
the fronts track across the region. The next chance of elevated
winds comes this weekend.

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AMZ230-180615-
Albemarle Sound-
1222 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
rain after midnight.

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AMZ131-180615-
Alligator River-
1222 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
late. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.

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AMZ231-180615-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
1222 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves flat.
.FRI...SW 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.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.

$$

AMZ135-180615-
Pamlico Sound-
1222 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight
chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...SW 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.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

$$

AMZ136-180615-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
1222 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
late. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.

$$

AMZ137-180615-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
1222 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
late. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight.
.TUE...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
flat.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves flat, increasing to light chop after midnight.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.

$$

AMZ150-180615-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
1222 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 5 seconds and N 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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AMZ152-180615-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
1222 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with some gusts up to 25
kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
N 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 7 seconds and N 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
5 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and N 2 ft at
7 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and N 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

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AMZ154-180615-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
1222 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with some gusts up to 25
kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and N 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and NE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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AMZ156-180615-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
1222 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with some gusts up to 25
kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop late.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop after midnight.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at
8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.

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AMZ158-180615-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
1222 PM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Near shore, seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft
at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop after midnight.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 1 ft at
5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.

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