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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
245 AM EST Mon Nov 25 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

AMZ100-252015-
245 AM EST Mon Nov 25 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
High pressure remains over the area today and tonight. A cold
front with limited moisture will move through tomorrow, with
mild high pressure building in behind it through Wednesday. A
developing low pressure system and associated cold front will
bring unsettled weather to the region on Thanksgiving and
potentially into Friday. Much colder, but drier, conditions are
expected this weekend and into early next week.

$$

AMZ230-252015-
Albemarle Sound-
245 AM EST Mon Nov 25 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around
2 ft after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

$$

AMZ131-252015-
Alligator River-
245 AM EST Mon Nov 25 2024

.TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S late. Waves flat,
increasing to light chop late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves flat, increasing to light chop after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the
afternoon. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of
showers.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.

$$

AMZ231-252015-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
245 AM EST Mon Nov 25 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the
afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of
showers.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.

$$

AMZ135-252015-
Pamlico Sound-
245 AM EST Mon Nov 25 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
1 ft or less.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

$$

AMZ136-252015-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
245 AM EST Mon Nov 25 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat late this morning, then
increasing to light chop this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
light chop.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.

$$

AMZ137-252015-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
245 AM EST Mon Nov 25 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Waves
flat.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
light chop.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the
afternoon. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of
showers.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.

$$

AMZ150-252015-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
245 AM EST Mon Nov 25 2024

.TODAY...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and N
1 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds around 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

AMZ152-252015-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
245 AM EST Mon Nov 25 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW
3 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 ft at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
13 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W winds around 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

AMZ154-252015-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
245 AM EST Mon Nov 25 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at
6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E
1 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and N 3 ft at
4 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to
8 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers likely,
mainly in the evening.
.FRI...NW winds around 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ156-252015-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
245 AM EST Mon Nov 25 2024

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

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW early this afternoon,
then increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E
1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at
6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E
2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to
8 ft in the afternoon. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance
of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers rough. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...NW winds around 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ158-252015-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
245 AM EST Mon Nov 25 2024

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

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at
13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to
a moderate chop late.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 5 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and S
2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop after midnight.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough
in the afternoon. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.

$$