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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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754 FZUS52 KMHX 070551 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 151 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 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 AMZ100-071815- 151 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure ridging centered in the Atlantic continues to extend west towards the Eastern Seaboard into next week. A cold front will approach ENC from the west tonight and on Sunday before stalling and eventually dissipating across the Piedmont Sunday evening into Monday. Increased chances of precip will remain possible through Sunday before the front dissipates. More diurnally driven shower and thunderstorm activity is then forecast from early in the week to about midweek before the next front approaches and interacts with moisture from the remnants of Beryl bringing increased precipitation chances. $$ AMZ230-071815- Albemarle Sound- 151 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers late. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-071815- Alligator River- 151 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers late. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .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. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-071815- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 151 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers late. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-071815- Pamlico Sound- 151 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...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. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .WED...S winds around 10 kt, increasing to around 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-071815- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 151 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Showers and tstms likely in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-071815- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 151 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...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 in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .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. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-071815- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 151 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-071815- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 151 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .MON...SW 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 chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-071815- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 151 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .MON...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-071815- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 151 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-071815- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 151 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$