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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
324 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 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

AMZ100-100815-
324 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A wave of low pressure will ride along the stalled front
passing south of the area Monday into Tuesday bringing dangerous
conditions to the waters. High pressure then builds in from the
west on Tuesday and Wednesday resulting in fair weather and a
warming trend which should continue into next weekend.

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AMZ230-100815-
Albemarle Sound-
324 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A slight chance of rain in the
morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
1 ft or less.
.WED...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

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AMZ131-100815-
Alligator River-
324 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S. Waves flat.
.MON...E 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 rain in the morning, then a chance
of rain in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop,
increasing to choppy after midnight. A chance of rain in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ231-100815-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
324 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Waves light chop.
.MON...E 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 rain in the morning, then a chance
of rain in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Waves choppy. A chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves choppy.
A chance of showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
light chop.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E 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 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ135-100815-
Pamlico Sound-
324 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1
ft or less.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts
up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain
in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves
2 to 4 ft. Rain likely in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers, mainly in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft.
.WED...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around
2 ft after midnight.

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AMZ136-100815-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
324 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming E late. Waves flat.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt with gusts to
25 kt. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in
the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
choppy. Rain likely in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 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 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ137-100815-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
324 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming NE late. Waves flat.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to
choppy in the afternoon. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
choppy. Rain in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves choppy, diminishing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...NW 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...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ150-100815-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
324 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

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AMZ152-100815-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
324 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE
2 ft at 7 seconds, becoming NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: SE 7 ft at 7 seconds, becoming E 9 ft at 8 seconds. Rain
likely in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds and S
1 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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AMZ154-100815-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
324 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt with
frequent gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft,
building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6
seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming SE 6 ft at 6 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 25 to 35 kt with
gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to
11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 7 seconds, becoming
E 11 ft at 9 seconds. Rain in the evening, then showers likely
with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: E
10 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 10 seconds, becoming
E 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ156-100815-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
324 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of rain late.
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to
25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming E 6 ft at
7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, increasing to very rough in the afternoon. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E
9 ft at 8 seconds, becoming E 10 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers very rough. A slight chance of tstms. Rain in the
evening, then showers after midnight.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to
9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 9 ft at 9 seconds, becoming
E 9 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough,
diminishing to rough in the afternoon. A chance of showers,
mainly in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 10 seconds, becoming E 6 ft at 10 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light
chop after midnight.
.WED...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.FRI 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.

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AMZ158-100815-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
324 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9
seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a
moderate chop late. A chance of rain late.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming E
25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds, becoming E 6 ft at
7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to very
rough in the afternoon. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7
to 10 ft, except 4 to 6 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 8
seconds and E 5 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very
rough. A slight chance of tstms. Rain in the evening, then showers
after midnight.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to
10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Near shore, seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
8 seconds, becoming E 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to choppy in
the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to
3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at
8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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