Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1022 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 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

AMZ100-290315-
1022 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
An upper low pressure system may bring some occasional showers
this weekend into early next week with cooler and drier
conditions after that.

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AMZ230-290315-
Albemarle Sound-
1022 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.WED...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around
2 ft after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ131-290315-
Alligator River-
1022 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt
this afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance
of showers and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers and tstms in
the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves flat.
.TUE...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ231-290315-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
1022 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance
of showers and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves flat.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.WED...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ135-290315-
Pamlico Sound-
1022 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of
tstms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance
of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.
.MON...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance
of showers in the evening.
.WED...NW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ136-290315-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
1022 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt
this afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance
of showers and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
tstms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance
of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A slight
chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TUE...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ137-290315-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
1022 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
tstms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance
of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A slight
chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.MON...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ150-290315-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
1022 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...SE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms.
.MON...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and
SE 1 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.WED...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ152-290315-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
1022 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.
.WED...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ154-290315-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
1022 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 7 seconds and E 4 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
tstms after midnight.
.SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.
.WED...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ156-290315-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
1022 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers in the evening.
.WED...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ158-290315-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
1022 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight
chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers in the evening.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.WED NIGHT...N 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.

$$