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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
232 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 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

AMZ100-150730-
232 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Hot and humid conditions with heat indices in excess of 105
degrees through Wednesday with the next significant front making
its way into the area by late next week.

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AMZ230-150730-
Albemarle Sound-
232 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this
evening.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the
evening.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ131-150730-
Alligator River-
232 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves light
chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening.
.MON...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.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate 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 tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers
and tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ231-150730-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
232 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves light
chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening.
.MON...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 afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to
choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in
the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of tstms in the
evening. A slight chance of showers.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Waves choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. Waves choppy. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance
of showers.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers
likely. A chance of tstms in the morning, then tstms likely in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers
and tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in
the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ135-150730-
Pamlico Sound-
232 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. A
chance of tstms in the morning, then tstms likely in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers and
tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ136-150730-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
232 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms early this evening.
.MON...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.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 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.
.TUE...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 in the morning, then a
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a slight chance
of showers after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate 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 tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. Showers likely. A
chance of tstms in the morning, then tstms likely in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers
and tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ137-150730-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
232 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms early this evening.
.MON...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.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...SW 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 in the morning, then a
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a slight chance
of showers after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate 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 tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers
likely. A chance of tstms in the morning, then tstms likely in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers
and tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ150-150730-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
232 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas around
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms this evening.
.MON...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and
S 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds
and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely. A
chance of tstms in the morning, then tstms likely in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers and
tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ152-150730-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
232 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and
S 3 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.WED...SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ154-150730-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
232 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds around 10 kt, increasing to around 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight
chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft
at 8 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers,
mainly in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.WED...SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ156-150730-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
232 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight
chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers. A chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of tstms
in the evening. A chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in
the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 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.

$$

AMZ158-150730-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
232 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight
chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers. A chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of tstms
in the evening. A chance of showers.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in
the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 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.

$$