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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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057 FZUS52 KMHX 080232 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 932 PM EST Fri Feb 7 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 AMZ100-081530- 932 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A cold front will push south of the area this afternoon with high pressure building in from the north. A warm front will lift north through the area Saturday. Another cold front will move through Sunday. The unsettled pattern will continue through the middle of next week. $$ AMZ230-081530- Albemarle Sound- 932 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of rain late. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. Patchy fog. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain after midnight. .MON...N winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Rain likely. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ131-081530- Alligator River- 932 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of rain late. .SAT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening. Patchy fog. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain after midnight. .MON...N winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain likely. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ231-081530- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 932 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of rain late. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the evening. Patchy fog. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves choppy. A chance of rain after midnight. .MON...N winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of rain. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain likely. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ135-081530- Pamlico Sound- 932 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of rain. A chance of rain late. .SAT...NE winds around 15 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of rain in the evening. Patchy fog. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain after midnight. .MON...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Rain likely. .WED...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ136-081530- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 932 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of rain. A chance of rain late. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of rain in the evening. Patchy fog. .SUN...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain after midnight. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain likely. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Rain likely. .WED...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ137-081530- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 932 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of rain. A chance of rain late. .SAT...NE 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 rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. Patchy fog. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of rain after midnight. .MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Waves a moderate chop. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain likely. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Rain likely. .WED...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ150-081530- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 932 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain late. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .MON...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ152-081530- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 932 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain late. .SAT...E winds around 15 kt, becoming SE with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and N 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. Patchy fog. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at 7 seconds and N 3 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of rain. .TUE...NE winds around 20 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Rain likely. .WED...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ154-081530- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 932 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain. A chance of rain late. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds, becoming S 7 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. Patchy fog. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. .MON...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 15 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ156-081530- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 932 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of rain. A chance of rain late. .SAT...E winds around 15 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. Patchy fog. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Rain likely. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Rain likely. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ158-081530- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 932 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of rain. A chance of rain late. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Near shore, seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. Patchy fog. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain. $$