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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1254 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 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

AMZ100-290600-
1254 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Marine conditions remain benign through the rest of the week.
Expect increased rain chances and higher waves/winds end of the
weekend into next week as a coastal low develops.

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AMZ230-290600-
Albemarle Sound-
1254 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ131-290600-
Alligator River-
1254 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Isolated
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop
after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ231-290600-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
1254 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Isolated
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop
after midnight.

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AMZ135-290600-
Pamlico Sound-
1254 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ136-290600-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
1254 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated
showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. Isolated showers
in the evening.
.FRI...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SAT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers and tstms in
the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ137-290600-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
1254 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Isolated
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop
after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ150-290600-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
1254 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 1 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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AMZ152-290600-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
1254 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 9 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Isolated
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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AMZ154-290600-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
1254 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Isolated
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Isolated showers.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at
4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers.

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AMZ156-290600-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
1254 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. Isolated showers in the evening.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at
3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at
4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the evening.

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AMZ158-290600-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
1254 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at
3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the evening.

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