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582 FZUS52 KMHX 112225 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 625 PM EDT Sat May 11 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 AMZ100-121115- 625 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A mostly dry cold front will move through Eastern NC overnight. High pressure then builds in from the west tomorrow through Monday night. Then, a low pressure system will bring unsettled weather across the area Tuesday into Wednesday. High pressure builds in on Thursday before another low pressure system impacts us late in the week. $$ AMZ230-121115- Albemarle Sound- 625 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Isolated showers after midnight. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers. .WED...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms in the morning, then tstms likely in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-121115- Alligator River- 625 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves light chop. Isolated showers after midnight. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves choppy. Showers with a chance of tstms. .WED...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers likely. A chance of tstms in the morning, then tstms likely in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves a moderate chop. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-121115- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 625 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late this evening, then becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. Isolated showers after midnight. .SUN...W winds around 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves rough. Showers in the evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after midnight. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. Showers likely. A chance of tstms in the morning, then tstms likely in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W winds around 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves a moderate chop. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-121115- Pamlico Sound- 625 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late this evening, then becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt late. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Isolated showers after midnight. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .MON...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-121115- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 625 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE late this evening, then becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight, becoming SW late. Waves flat, increasing to light chop late this evening, then increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. Isolated showers after midnight. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves choppy. A chance of tstms. Showers. .WED...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers likely. A chance of tstms in the morning, then tstms likely in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves a moderate chop. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .THU...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-121115- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 625 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late this evening, then becoming S after midnight, becoming SW late. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. Isolated showers after midnight. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves choppy. A chance of tstms. Showers. .WED...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-121115- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 625 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers. A chance of tstms after midnight. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W winds around 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-121115- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 625 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt late this evening, then becoming S after midnight, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 7 seconds. Isolated showers late. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 3 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers, mainly in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-121115- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 625 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Isolated showers late. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .MON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .WED...SW winds around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers, mainly in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-121115- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 625 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late this evening, then becoming S after midnight, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to choppy late. Isolated showers late. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .MON...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of tstms. Showers. .WED...SW winds around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of tstms. Showers, mainly in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-121115- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 625 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late this evening, then becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight, then increasing to choppy late. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming S 7 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough after midnight. Showers with a chance of tstms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$