####018015248#### FZUS52 KMHX 231449 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1049 AM EDT Thu May 23 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 AMZ100-240315- 1049 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure remains offshore today with a broad frontal zone moving slowly through the Eastern U.S through the weekend. A stronger cold front moves through early next week. $$ AMZ230-240315- Albemarle Sound- 1049 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-240315- Alligator River- 1049 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-240315- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 1049 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-240315- Pamlico Sound- 1049 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-240315- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 1049 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-240315- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 1049 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...S 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 chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-240315- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 1049 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-240315- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 1049 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...S winds around 10 kt, increasing to around 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-240315- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 1049 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...S winds around 10 kt, increasing to around 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-240315- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 1049 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-240315- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 1049 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$