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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1045 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023

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


AMZ158-111615-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
1045 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 30 to 40 kt late.
Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, except 8 to 11 ft near shore.
Dominant period 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough,
increasing to extremely rough late. A slight chance of tstms late
this evening and early morning. Showers.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to
10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Near shore, seas
5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Dominant
period 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing
to a moderate chop in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period
8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. 
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. 
.FRI...NE 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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