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158 FZUS52 KMHX 031422 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1022 AM EDT Fri May 3 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 AMZ100-040330- 1022 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... Mostly dry backdoor cold front sags S through Nern waters this afternoon before stalling over the area where it will linger into early next week. Benign winds/seas through the weekend but shower and tstorm activity to increase. Guidance continues to suggest sea fog development across area waters through at least Saturday. $$ AMZ230-040330- Albemarle Sound- 1022 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .REST OF TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E early this afternoon, then increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A slight chance of showers. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-040330- Alligator River- 1022 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .REST OF TODAY...W winds around 5 kt, becoming N early this afternoon, then becoming E 10 to 15 kt late. Waves flat, increasing to light chop early this afternoon, then increasing to a moderate chop late. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE 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. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds around 15 kt, diminishing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-040330- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 1022 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .REST OF TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE early this afternoon, then becoming E 10 to 15 kt late. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds around 15 kt, diminishing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-040330- Pamlico Sound- 1022 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S early this afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A slight chance of showers. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-040330- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 1022 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .REST OF TODAY...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SE this afternoon. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the evening. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-040330- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 1022 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .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. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-040330- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 1022 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .REST OF TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E early this afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-040330- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 1022 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-040330- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 1022 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-040330- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 1022 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming around 10 kt late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-040330- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 1022 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$