Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
705 PM EDT Sun Mar 24 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

AMZ100-251130-
705 PM EDT Sun Mar 24 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
High pressure builds in early this week. Another coastal low is
becoming increasingly likely mid to late next week.

$$

AMZ230-251130-
Albemarle Sound-
705 PM EDT Sun Mar 24 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late.
Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon, then increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the evening,
becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less, then
2 to 3 ft. Showers.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft, then 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.

$$

AMZ131-251130-
Alligator River-
705 PM EDT Sun Mar 24 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves rough, diminishing to choppy
after midnight.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves choppy.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves choppy.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Waves light
chop, increasing to choppy. Showers.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Waves
choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop. A chance of showers in
the morning.

$$

AMZ231-251130-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
705 PM EDT Sun Mar 24 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 25 kt late. Waves rough, diminishing to
choppy late.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves choppy.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves choppy.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Waves a
moderate chop, increasing to rough. Showers.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Waves rough,
diminishing to a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the
morning.

$$

AMZ135-251130-
Pamlico Sound-
705 PM EDT Sun Mar 24 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt late.
Waves 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft.
.WED...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance
of showers after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the
evening, then increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Waves
2 to 4 ft. Showers.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.

$$

AMZ136-251130-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
705 PM EDT Sun Mar 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt late
this evening and overnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop late this evening and overnight.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after
midnight. Showers.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Waves a
moderate chop. A chance of showers in the morning.

$$

AMZ137-251130-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
705 PM EDT Sun Mar 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late.
Waves rough, diminishing to choppy late.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop
after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Waves
choppy. Showers. A chance of showers after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Waves
choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop. A chance of showers in
the morning.

$$

AMZ150-251130-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
705 PM EDT Sun Mar 24 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft, except 8 to 11
ft near shore. Dominant period 9 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, except 8 to 10 ft
near shore. Dominant period 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 13 ft, except 9 to 11 ft near shore.
Dominant period 12 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
Seas 10 to 13 ft, except 9 to 11 ft near shore. Dominant period
12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft after
midnight. Near shore, seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft
after midnight.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the
evening, then increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to
5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Showers.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning.

$$

AMZ152-251130-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
705 PM EDT Sun Mar 24 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt,
diminishing to around 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Dominant period 10 seconds.
.MON...N winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N winds around 25 kt, diminishing to around 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Dominant
period 12 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Dominant period 13
seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to
8 to 10 ft after midnight.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Showers.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning.

$$

AMZ154-251130-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
705 PM EDT Sun Mar 24 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft. Dominant period 10 seconds.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Dominant period 11
seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. Dominant period 12 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Dominant period 13
seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to
6 to 9 ft after midnight.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon, then increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the evening,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft,
building to 7 to 10 ft. Showers.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning.

$$

AMZ156-251130-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
705 PM EDT Sun Mar 24 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Dominant period 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
very rough, diminishing to rough late.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Dominant period 7
seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Dominant
period 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing
to choppy after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Dominant period
8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon, then increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the evening,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy
in the afternoon, then increasing to rough in the evening,
increasing to very rough after midnight. Showers.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers very
rough, diminishing to choppy. A chance of showers in the morning.


$$

AMZ158-251130-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
705 PM EDT Sun Mar 24 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. Dominant period 10 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers rough.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft, except 4 to 5 ft near shore. Dominant period 10 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft, except 4 to 5 ft near shore. Dominant period
11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, except 3 to 5 ft
near shore. Dominant period 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, except 2 to
4 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near
shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to
3 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A
chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon, then becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the
afternoon, then increasing to rough. Showers. A chance of
showers.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft after midnight. Adjacent sounds and
rivers rough, diminishing to a moderate chop. A chance of showers
in the morning.

$$


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