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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
712 PM EDT Tue May 6 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

AMZ100-071215-
712 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
High pressure will build into the area through Wednesday, while
another low pressure and/or cold front impacts the region by
late week.

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AMZ230-071215-
Albemarle Sound-
712 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance
of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ131-071215-
Alligator River-
712 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Waves light chop.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance
of showers in the evening.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ231-071215-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
712 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Waves light chop.
A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves flat.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance
of showers in the evening.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ135-071215-
Pamlico Sound-
712 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt this
evening, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A
slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ136-071215-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
712 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
light chop.
.WED...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight.
.THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ137-071215-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
712 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
light chop.
.WED...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
flat.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ150-071215-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
712 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW around 10 kt late.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 8
seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms
in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 9 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds around 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ152-071215-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
712 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and
NE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms this
evening.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at
8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 10 seconds and NE 1 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 10 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds around 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ154-071215-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
712 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
tstms until early morning.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ156-071215-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
712 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers
and tstms early this evening.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
10 seconds and N 3 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. Showers
likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A
chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ158-071215-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
712 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to flat
after midnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance
of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop. Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, except around
3 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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