Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
149 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

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

AMZ100-281815-
149 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
High pressure gradually builds in from the northeast, remaining
in control through much of next week. Late in the period, a cold
front may attempt to move through the area.

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AMZ230-281815-
Albemarle Sound-
149 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

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AMZ131-281815-
Alligator River-
149 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...SW 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.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ231-281815-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
149 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...S 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.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE...SW 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.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to flat in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves flat, increasing to light chop after midnight.
.THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ135-281815-
Pamlico Sound-
149 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...S 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.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SW 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 around 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.

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AMZ136-281815-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
149 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in
the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE...SW 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.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ137-281815-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
149 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...S 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.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ150-281815-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
149 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...S winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and S
3 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds
and S 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds
and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 12 seconds and
S 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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AMZ152-281815-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
149 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
E 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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AMZ154-281815-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
149 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around
5 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
E 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.THU...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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AMZ156-281815-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
149 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light
chop.
.SUN...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to a moderate chop in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.

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AMZ158-281815-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
149 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light
chop.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near
shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E
2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.

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