FZUS52 KMHX 160239 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1039 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 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 AMZ100-161515- 1039 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure remains offshore today while a backdoor cold front approaches from the north and moves through the area tonight. This front will then lift back north as a warm front tomorrow. High pressure ridging briefly builds back into the Southeast around midweek before the next cold front impacts the area next weekend. $$ AMZ230-161515- Albemarle Sound- 1039 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening, then a chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E in the evening, then becoming S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon, then becoming SE in the evening, becoming NE after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-161515- Alligator River- 1039 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening and early morning. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the evening, then becoming S after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon, then becoming SE in the evening, becoming NE after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-161515- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 1039 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening and early morning. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the evening, then becoming S after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon, then becoming SE in the evening, becoming NE after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-161515- Pamlico Sound- 1039 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E in the evening, then becoming S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft, then 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon and evening, then becoming NE after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the evening, then, then 1 ft after midnight. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ136-161515- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 1039 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop. .FRI...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon and evening, then becoming NE after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-161515- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 1039 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop. .FRI...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves light chop. .SAT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon and evening, then becoming NE after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ150-161515- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 1039 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. .WED...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the evening, then becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon, then becoming SE in the evening, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-161515- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 1039 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ154-161515- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 1039 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ156-161515- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 1039 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E in the evening, then becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S in the evening, then becoming W after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ158-161515- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 1039 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop late. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E in the evening, then becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S in the evening, then becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers. $$