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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1215 AM EST Thu Nov 27 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

AMZ100-271815-
1215 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Moderately strong southerly winds will become northwesterly behind
a cold front overnight. Northwesterly winds, moderately strong at
times, will continue through Friday morning. High pressure then
builds in late Friday into Saturday. High pressure shifts offshore
Sunday, with coastal troughing developing offshore. A coastal low
may eventually develop sometime early next week along the coast of
the Carolinas.

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AMZ230-271815-
Albemarle Sound-
1215 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
around 2 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...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.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of
rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain
in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
rain after midnight.

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AMZ131-271815-
Alligator River-
1215 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. A
chance of rain.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
rain in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of rain after midnight.

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AMZ231-271815-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
1215 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
choppy.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
Waves choppy.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SAT...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.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. A
chance of rain.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of rain in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of rain after midnight.

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AMZ135-271815-
Pamlico Sound-
1215 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
rain.

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AMZ136-271815-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
1215 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt late. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy late.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop,
increasing to choppy after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves light chop. A chance of rain.
.MON...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of rain
in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of rain after midnight.

$$

AMZ137-271815-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
1215 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Waves choppy.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SAT...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.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. A
chance of rain.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
rain in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of rain after midnight.

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AMZ150-271815-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
1215 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to
20 kt late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
rain after midnight.

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AMZ152-271815-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
1215 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 5 ft at
7 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and S
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds
and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
rain.

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AMZ154-271815-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
1215 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...W winds around 20 kt, becoming NW late. Gusts
up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
rain in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

$$

AMZ156-271815-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
1215 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at
8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers rough.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough,
diminishing to choppy in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A
chance of rain.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain.

$$

AMZ158-271815-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
1215 AM EST Thu Nov 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at
8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A
chance of rain.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain.

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