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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1122 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 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

AMZ100-230430-
1122 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Hurricane Erin continues to move east away from the NC coast, but
significant coastal impacts in the form of dangerous seas, life
threatening surf and rip currents, as well as significant beach
erosion and areas of overwash will continue through today before
gradually diminishing this weekend.

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AMZ230-230430-
Albemarle Sound-
1122 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the evening.
.MON...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ131-230430-
Alligator River-
1122 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of
showers.
.MON...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves flat, increasing to light chop after midnight. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt
after midnight. Waves flat.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ231-230430-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
1122 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves flat.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ135-230430-
Pamlico Sound-
1122 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft.
.SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUN...E winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely.
A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ136-230430-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
1122 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers.
A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves flat. A chance of showers in the evening.
.MON...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ137-230430-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
1122 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Showers likely. A
slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. Showers
likely in the evening.
.MON...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ150-230430-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
1122 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, except
7 to 10 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 9 ft at 12 seconds and SE
2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to
6 to 8 ft after midnight. Near shore, seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 8 ft at 12 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming
NE 7 ft at 12 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft
at 13 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE
7 ft at 14 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at
13 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 12 seconds and SE 2 ft at
7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ152-230430-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
1122 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 10 ft at 13 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to
7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 9 ft at 13 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft
at 13 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE
8 ft at 14 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft
at 14 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely. A chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 13 seconds and SE 2 ft at
6 seconds. Showers likely in the evening.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ154-230430-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
1122 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 9 ft at 13 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 13 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft
at 14 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 7 ft at 14 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance
of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at
14 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely. A slight
chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 13 seconds and SE 2 ft at
6 seconds. Showers likely in the evening.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds around 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ156-230430-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
1122 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 5 ft at 13 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 13 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
diminishing to light chop after midnight.
.SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 13 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
5 ft at 14 seconds and SE 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms
after midnight.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at
14 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 14 seconds and SE 2 ft at
5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Showers likely,
mainly in the evening.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to
light chop after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ158-230430-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
1122 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to
3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 13 seconds and SE 2 ft at
9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 13 seconds and E 2 ft at
3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 13 seconds and E 2 ft at
3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance
of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to
3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 14 seconds and E 2 ft at
4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.SUN...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 14 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Showers likely.
A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 14 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to
flat in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to
light chop after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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