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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
100 PM EST Mon Dec 1 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

AMZ100-020700-
100 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A strong low pressure system will move across the Carolina coast
tomorrow. High pressure then rebuilds into the area from the
north through midweek before another low pressure system impacts
the region Friday and Saturday.

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AMZ230-020700-
Albemarle Sound-
100 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. A few gusts up to 25 kt
early. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.TUE...SE winds around 15 kt, becoming W with gusts up to 25 kt
in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
around 2 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. Rain.

$$

AMZ131-020700-
Alligator River-
100 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with a few gusts up to 25
kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves choppy, diminishing to
a moderate chop late.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance
of rain after midnight.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves a
moderate chop. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop after midnight.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight.
Rain.

$$

AMZ231-020700-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
100 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. A few gusts up to 25 kt
early. Waves choppy.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance
of rain after midnight.
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W in
the afternoon. Waves choppy. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
choppy.
.WED...N 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.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...W 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.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain.

$$

AMZ135-020700-
Pamlico Sound-
100 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of
tstms. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ136-020700-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
100 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain
likely after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves a
moderate chop. Rain, mainly in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves a
moderate chop.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in
the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight. Rain.

$$

AMZ137-020700-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
100 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt late. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop late.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain
after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves a
moderate chop. Rain with a slight chance of tstms in the morning,
then rain in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves a
moderate chop.
.WED...N 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.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ150-020700-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
100 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt early.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to
3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 1 ft at 9 seconds, becoming E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Near shore, seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at
7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at
9 seconds and N 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...W winds around 10 kt, increasing to around 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Rain.

$$

AMZ152-020700-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
100 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SE 9 ft at 9 seconds
and E 7 ft at 7 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 9 seconds and N 5 ft at
7 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and
SE 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ154-020700-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
100 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt, becoming E with gusts up to
25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at
8 seconds and SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a slight
chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up
to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 8 ft at 9 seconds and E 7 ft at
7 seconds, becoming S 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 7 ft at
8 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S
9 ft at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at
8 seconds and N 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the
evening.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 4 ft at
8 seconds, becoming S 3 ft at 7 seconds and N 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in
the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ156-020700-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
100 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to
20 kt late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers rough, diminishing to choppy late.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E with gusts up to
25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at
7 seconds and SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy. Showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming W in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 7 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. A slight chance of tstms.
Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW
5 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing
to choppy after midnight.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and
SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy. Rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ158-020700-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
100 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: N 5 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at
6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy. Showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up
to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Near shore, seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 8 ft at
7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A slight chance of
tstms. Showers, mainly in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Near shore,
seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at
7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.THU...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate
chop, increasing to choppy after midnight.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy. Rain.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$