Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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839 FZUS52 KMHX 030605 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 105 AM EST Wed Dec 3 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 AMZ100-031915- 105 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure will build into the area from the north through midweek before another low pressure system impacts the region Friday and Saturday. $$ AMZ230-031915- Albemarle Sound- 105 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with a few gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of rain. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. $$ AMZ131-031915- Alligator River- 105 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. .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. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of rain. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. $$ AMZ231-031915- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 105 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with a few gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of rain. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. $$ AMZ135-031915- Pamlico Sound- 105 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with a few gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...NW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ136-031915- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 105 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of rain. .SUN...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. $$ AMZ137-031915- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 105 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .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. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. A slight chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. $$ AMZ150-031915- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 105 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 4 to 5 ft near shore. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and N 3 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ AMZ152-031915- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 105 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 5 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and N 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. $$ AMZ154-031915- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 105 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds and NE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ156-031915- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 105 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. A slight chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Rain likely. .SUN...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ158-031915- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 105 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of rain after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Rain. .SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. Rain likely. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. A chance of rain. $$