Expires:202512100730;;289501 FZUS52 KMHX 091820 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 120 PM EST Tue Dec 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 AMZ154-100730- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 120 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt early. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds. .WED...SW 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 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 6 seconds and E 6 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 8 seconds and E 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to around 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$