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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
101 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

AMZ100-041815-
101 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Boating conditions slowly improve over the coming days as the
remnants of Imelda moves further away and high pressure builds
in from the north.

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AMZ230-041815-
Albemarle Sound-
101 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...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, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon.
.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, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. 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.

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AMZ131-041815-
Alligator River-
101 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...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.

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AMZ231-041815-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
101 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...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.

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AMZ135-041815-
Pamlico Sound-
101 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE...E winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.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, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon.
.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.

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AMZ136-041815-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
101 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...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.

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AMZ137-041815-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
101 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...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.

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AMZ150-041815-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
101 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: E 6 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 12 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 12 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 13 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 14 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 7 seconds and E 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.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
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.

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AMZ152-041815-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
101 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: E 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...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 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 13 seconds and SE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E
6 ft at 15 seconds and E 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft
at 6 seconds and E 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 5 ft. A chance of showers.

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AMZ154-041815-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
101 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: E 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft
at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...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 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft
at 14 seconds and SE 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E
7 ft at 15 seconds and SE 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 15 seconds and SE 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.

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AMZ156-041815-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
101 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: E 5 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop.
.SAT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 12 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 12 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 SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 7 seconds and E 5 ft at 14 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 5 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 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 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.

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AMZ158-041815-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
101 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE 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.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 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 in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to
3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 12 seconds and SE 3 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 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to
4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 5 ft at
13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near
shore. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 5 ft at
15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to
4 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 3 to 5 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.

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