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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
202 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 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

AMZ100-170630-
202 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A backdoor cold front will stall over area waters today before
lifting back north tonight. High pressure ridging briefly builds
back into the Southeast around midweek before the next cold front
impacts the area next weekend.

$$

AMZ230-170630-
Albemarle Sound-
202 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. A slight chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. A slight chance of showers
in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E in the evening, then
becoming SE after midnight. Waves around 2 ft, then 1 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers.

$$

AMZ131-170630-
Alligator River-
202 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A
slight chance of showers in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the evening, then
becoming SE after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat
after midnight. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.

$$

AMZ231-170630-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
202 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
evening, then becoming SE after midnight. Waves a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the evening, then diminishing to
flat after midnight. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.

$$

AMZ135-170630-
Pamlico Sound-
202 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 15 kt. A few gusts up to 25 kt
early. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 ft.
.WED...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.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E in the evening, then
becoming S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft, then 1 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft
or less, then around 2 ft. A chance of showers.

$$

AMZ136-170630-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
202 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...W winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.FRI...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon and
evening, then becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop,
diminishing to flat after midnight.
.SAT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE. Waves flat, increasing
to light chop. A chance of showers.

$$

AMZ137-170630-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
202 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming E after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.FRI...E winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
light chop.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Waves light chop. A
chance of showers.

$$

AMZ150-170630-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
202 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period
8 seconds.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Dominant period
8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant
period 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A slight chance of
showers in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming around 10 kt in the
evening, then becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance
of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

$$

AMZ152-170630-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
202 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds.
.WED...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant
period 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance
of showers in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers.

$$

AMZ154-170630-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
202 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant
period 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E in the evening, then
becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A
chance of showers.

$$

AMZ156-170630-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
202 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period
5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant
period 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to
light chop after midnight.
.SAT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.

$$

AMZ158-170630-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
202 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas around 3 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Dominant period
6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant
period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.FRI...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a
moderate chop. A chance of showers.

$$