Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
228 FZUS52 KMHX 071919 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 60 NM, including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary AMZ100-080830- 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure will build in from the north keeping breezy NE to ENE winds across the waters overnight into Tuesday. High pressure slides off the Mid-Atlantic coast Wednesday allowing winds to veer to S to SWly for the latter half of the week. A cold front is expected to drop into the waters late week and into the weekend. $$ AMZ230-080830- Albemarle Sound- 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-080830- Alligator River- 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-080830- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late this evening and overnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop late this evening and overnight. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-080830- Pamlico Sound- 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt this evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. 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 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. .THU...SW winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-080830- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after midnight. Waves flat. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-080830- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .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 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after midnight. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-080830- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and NE 4 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ180-080830- Waters from Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM- 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-080830- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt this evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ182-080830- Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM- 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-080830- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 10 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ184-080830- Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM- 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-080830- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ186-080830- Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM- 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A slight chance of showers early this evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-080830- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .TUE...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ188-080830- Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM- 319 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms this evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$