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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
143 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

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

AMZ100-140615-
143 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A series of very weak troughs and fronts will approach Eastern
NC this week with Bermuda high pressure anchored offshore.

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AMZ230-140615-
Albemarle Sound-
143 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance
of showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms in the
evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ131-140615-
Alligator River-
143 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU 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.

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AMZ231-140615-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
143 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance
of showers and tstms early, then a slight chance of showers and
tstms late.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight.
.MON...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...SW 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 and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ135-140615-
Pamlico Sound-
143 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ136-140615-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
143 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ137-140615-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
143 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...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. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU 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.

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AMZ150-140615-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
143 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers early.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ152-140615-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
143 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ154-140615-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
143 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.THU...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ156-140615-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
143 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms after
midnight.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms after
midnight.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms
after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ158-140615-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
143 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers flat. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers flat.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A
chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms after
midnight.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms
in the evening.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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