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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
105 PM EST Sat Nov 29 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

AMZ100-300715-
105 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
High pressure slides offshore tonight. A weak warm front will
move north through ENC Sunday morning before a cold front crosses
in the evening. Behind this system high pressure will briefly
build in from the north Monday, with a stronger low pressure
system expected to move across the Carolinas Tuesday. High
pressure then rebuilds into the area from the north through
midweek before another low pressure system impacts the region late
next week.

$$

AMZ230-300715-
Albemarle Sound-
105 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NE
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A chance
of rain after midnight.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
rain in the evening.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.

$$

AMZ131-300715-
Alligator River-
105 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance
of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the
afternoon. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of rain
in the evening.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in
the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.

$$

AMZ231-300715-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
105 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to
choppy after midnight. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
Waves choppy.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
choppy. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of rain
in the evening.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight.

$$

AMZ135-300715-
Pamlico Sound-
105 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less, then 2 to
3 ft after midnight. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 4 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds around 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
rain in the evening.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

$$

AMZ136-300715-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
105 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight. A slight chance of rain.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in
the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
a moderate chop. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of rain in the evening.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in
the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.

$$

AMZ137-300715-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
105 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight. A slight chance of rain.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NE
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight. A chance of rain after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
choppy. Showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of rain
in the evening.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to light chop in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.

$$

AMZ150-300715-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
105 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft, building to
3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W
1 ft at 4 seconds, becoming NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of
rain in the evening.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

AMZ152-300715-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
105 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
rain after midnight.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and
N 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to
3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E
1 ft at 9 seconds, becoming NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of
rain in the evening.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

AMZ154-300715-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
105 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to
3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE
2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at
6 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of
rain.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ156-300715-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
105 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of rain
after midnight.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. A
slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after
midnight.
.MON...N winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after
midnight. Rain likely after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. Showers in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain in the evening.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.

$$

AMZ158-300715-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
105 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of rain after
midnight.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at
8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight
chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. A slight
chance of rain.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except
2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE
3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing
to a moderate chop after midnight. Showers likely after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, increasing to very
rough in the afternoon. Showers in the morning, then rain in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough,
diminishing to choppy after midnight. A chance of rain in the
evening.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.

$$