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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
951 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 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

AMZ100-061430-
951 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
High pressure will build into the area tonight and Sunday.
Another frontal passage on Monday will bring our next threat for
precip to Eastern North Carolina. Swell from distant Hurricane
Kirk will also bring marine and coastal impacts early next week.
Strong high pressure and noticeably cooler air building into
the area by mid next week.

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AMZ230-061430-
Albemarle Sound-
951 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft late this
evening, then 1 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.MON...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight
chance of showers.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

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AMZ131-061430-
Alligator River-
951 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
light chop.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.

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AMZ231-061430-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
951 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
light chop.
.MON...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...N winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.

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AMZ135-061430-
Pamlico Sound-
951 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
1 ft or less.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance
of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

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AMZ136-061430-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
951 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
light chop.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.

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AMZ137-061430-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
951 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight. A slight chance of showers.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after
midnight.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.

$$

AMZ150-061430-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
951 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 4 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 17 seconds and SE 1 ft at
4 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 16 seconds and
E 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 15 seconds and N 3 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 13 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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AMZ152-061430-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
951 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft
at 4 seconds and E 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 17 seconds and E 1 ft at
4 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 16 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 15 seconds and N 3 ft at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 13 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds around 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ154-061430-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
951 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft
at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 15 seconds and
NE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 16 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 15 seconds and NW 3 ft at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 13 seconds and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ156-061430-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
951 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 17 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 16 seconds and
E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to flat after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft
at 16 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 15 seconds and NE 3 ft at
5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a
moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 13 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers rough.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ158-061430-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
951 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except around
3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except around 3 ft
near shore. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at
16 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 17 seconds and
E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to flat after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft
at 16 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 15 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 14 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$