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Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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898 FZUS52 KMHX 041349 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 949 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 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 AMZ100-050300- 949 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... Lingering large swell will continue to bring hazardous seas through early next week. Cold front approaches during the middle of next week increasing chances at unsettled weather. High pressure builds in behind the cold front. $$ AMZ230-050300- Albemarle Sound- 949 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ131-050300- Alligator River- 949 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. $$ AMZ231-050300- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 949 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ135-050300- Pamlico Sound- 949 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .TUE...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ136-050300- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 949 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. $$ AMZ137-050300- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 949 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON 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. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ150-050300- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 949 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 14 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ152-050300- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 949 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 12 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 15 seconds and SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. .MON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 4 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ154-050300- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 949 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 12 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 13 seconds and SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 15 seconds and SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 5 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 4 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ156-050300- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 949 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 12 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 12 seconds and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 13 seconds and E 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 14 seconds and E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ158-050300- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 949 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 12 seconds and E 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers late this morning. .TONIGHT...E winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 12 seconds and E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 12 seconds and SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 12 seconds and SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 4 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. A chance of showers. $$