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315 FZUS52 KMHX 010135 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 935 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 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 AMZ100-011415- 935 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A weak surface trough will move through the area on Wednesday. High pressure then builds in for a couple of days before yet another cold front impacts the area over the weekend. $$ AMZ230-011415- Albemarle Sound- 935 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers and tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers and tstms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-011415- Alligator River- 935 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Isolated showers in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .FRI...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-011415- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 935 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers and tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. Scattered showers and tstms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves flat. .FRI...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-011415- Pamlico Sound- 935 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers and tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers and tstms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...W winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-011415- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 935 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. Numerous showers with a chance of tstms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-011415- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 935 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-011415- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 935 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 11 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers and tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms in the evening. Patchy fog. .THU...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-011415- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 935 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 4 seconds and NE 3 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 11 seconds. Isolated showers. Scattered tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Scattered tstms with isolated showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Patchy fog. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 11 seconds and SE 1 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-011415- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 935 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 11 seconds. Scattered showers. Isolated tstms in the morning, then scattered tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Scattered tstms with isolated showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Patchy fog. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-011415- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 935 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Scattered showers. Isolated tstms in the morning, then scattered tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. Scattered tstms with isolated showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .FRI...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-011415- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 935 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Scattered showers. Isolated tstms in the morning, then scattered tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. Scattered showers and tstms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .FRI...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$