FZUS52 KMHX 152326 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 626 PM EST Mon Dec 15 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 AMZ100-161230- 626 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... Arctic high pressure crests over the waters tonight and Tuesday. High pressure shifts offshore by the middle of next week with moderating conditions expected. Another strong cold front then moves through Thursday night with high pressure for the end of the week into the weekend. $$ AMZ230-161230- Albemarle Sound- 626 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ AMZ131-161230- Alligator River- 626 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .FRI...SW winds around 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ231-161230- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 626 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .THU...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves choppy. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT...N winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ135-161230- Pamlico Sound- 626 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .FRI...SW winds around 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. $$ AMZ136-161230- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 626 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves flat. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .FRI...SW winds around 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ137-161230- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 626 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .THU...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. $$ AMZ150-161230- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 626 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .FRI...SW winds around 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ AMZ152-161230- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 626 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ AMZ154-161230- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 626 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ AMZ156-161230- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 626 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. $$ AMZ158-161230- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 626 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight, then increasing to around 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Near shore, seas around 2 ft this evening, then 1 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight, then increasing to light chop late. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Near shore, seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Near shore, seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. $$