FZUS52 KMHX 072000 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 300 PM EST Sun Mar 7 2021 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 AMZ100-080800- 300 PM EST Sun Mar 7 2021 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure remains over the area through much of this week. $$ AMZ230-080800- Albemarle Sound- 300 PM EST Sun Mar 7 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late this evening and early morning, then becoming N late. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft, then 1 ft. $$ AMZ131-080800- Alligator River- 300 PM EST Sun Mar 7 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to around 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop. $$ AMZ231-080800- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 300 PM EST Sun Mar 7 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after midnight. Waves flat. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. $$ AMZ135-080800- Pamlico Sound- 300 PM EST Sun Mar 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt early, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft, then 1 ft. $$ AMZ136-080800- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 300 PM EST Sun Mar 7 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt late. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat late. .MON...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop. $$ AMZ137-080800- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 300 PM EST Sun Mar 7 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop. $$ AMZ150-080800- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 300 PM EST Sun Mar 7 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ AMZ152-080800- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 300 PM EST Sun Mar 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ AMZ154-080800- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 300 PM EST Sun Mar 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. .TUE...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ AMZ156-080800- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 300 PM EST Sun Mar 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt early, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop. $$ AMZ158-080800- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 300 PM EST Sun Mar 7 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Dominant period 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Near shore, seas 2 to 3 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, except 1 ft near shore. Dominant period 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .TUE...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Dominant period 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. $$