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Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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749 FZUS52 KMHX 020748 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 348 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 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 AMZ100-022015- 348 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... Area of low pressure develops and travels slowly NEward along yesterday`s front today and Sunday before departing to the NE Sunday night into Monday. High pressure will build in from the north behind the stalled front through the weekend with a few more low pressure waves expected to traverse the boundary through the week. $$ AMZ230-022015- Albemarle Sound- 348 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms early this morning. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-022015- Alligator River- 348 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers and tstms early this morning, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late this morning and early afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves rough. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .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. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE 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. A chance of showers. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-022015- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 348 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves rough. A chance of showers and tstms early this morning, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late this morning and early afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves rough. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves rough. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-022015- Pamlico Sound- 348 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog this morning. Showers and tstms likely early this morning. A chance of showers and tstms late this morning and early afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this morning. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-022015- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 348 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late this morning and afternoon. Waves choppy. Patchy fog early this morning. A chance of showers and tstms until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves choppy. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-022015- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 348 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late this morning and early afternoon, then diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves choppy, increasing to rough late this morning and early afternoon, then diminishing to choppy late. Patchy fog this morning. Showers and tstms likely, mainly this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the evening. Waves choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .TUE 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. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-022015- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 348 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms this morning, then a slight chance of showers early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-022015- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 348 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 8 seconds and NE 5 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NE 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. Showers and tstms likely early this morning, then a chance of showers and tstms late this morning and afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-022015- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 348 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late this morning and afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NE 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. Patchy fog late this morning. Tstms likely this morning. Showers likely. A chance of tstms this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this morning and early afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 9 ft at 8 seconds and NE 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 9 ft at 8 seconds, becoming NE 7 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-022015- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 348 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late this morning and afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough late this morning and afternoon. Patchy fog early this morning. Patchy fog late this morning and early afternoon. Showers this morning. Tstms likely. Showers likely this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this morning and early afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 8 seconds and NE 4 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 5 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 4 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and NE 4 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-022015- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 348 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NE 6 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Patchy fog early this morning. Patchy fog late this morning. Patchy fog early this afternoon. Showers and tstms likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this morning and early afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$