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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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837 FZUS52 KMHX 301732 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 132 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 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 AMZ100-010615- 132 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... Cold front will approach area waters today, eventually crossing the region early Monday morning from north to south. Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are likely ahead of the front. SCA conditions expected over ocean and sounds with both pre- frontal southwesterly and post-frontal northeasterly flow regimes. $$ AMZ230-010615- Albemarle Sound- 132 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. Showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-010615- Alligator River- 132 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late. Waves choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves a moderate chop. Showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Waves choppy. Showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 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...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-010615- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 132 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. Showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. Showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-010615- Pamlico Sound- 132 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers and tstms, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-010615- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 132 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy late. A chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves a moderate chop. Showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop. Showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-010615- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 132 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy late. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers and tstms likely after midnight. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. Showers and tstms, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 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...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-010615- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 132 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 3 seconds. Showers and tstms, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-010615- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 132 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and S 4 ft at 5 seconds. Showers and tstms, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-010615- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 132 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds around 15 kt, increasing to around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers and tstms likely after midnight. .MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 3 seconds. Showers, tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Scattered showers with a slight chance of tstms. .TUE...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-010615- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 132 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers and tstms likely after midnight. .MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Showers, tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Scattered showers with a slight chance of tstms. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S 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. $$ AMZ158-010615- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 132 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers and tstms likely after midnight. .MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Showers and tstms, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Scattered showers with a slight chance of tstms. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. .WED...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$