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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1246 AM EST Fri Dec 5 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

AMZ100-051830-
1246 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
North to northeasterly winds strengthen overnight behind the
front that is now south of area waters, deteriorating marine
conditions while the front stalls to the south. Friday morning
into Saturday, low pressure traveling along the offshore boundary
brings rain and moderate winds to area waters. Another low passes
offshore Monday bringing widespread Small Craft Advisory, and
perhaps Gale, conditions early next week.

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AMZ230-051830-
Albemarle Sound-
1246 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt late. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of rain, then rain
likely late.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. A slight chance of rain in the evening.
Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less, then around
2 ft after midnight.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to around 15 kt
after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight.

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AMZ131-051830-
Alligator River-
1246 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of rain, then rain likely late.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight
chance of rain in the evening. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to
choppy after midnight.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves rough.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Waves rough, diminishing to choppy after
midnight.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in
the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ231-051830-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
1246 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of rain, then a chance of rain late.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance
of rain in the evening. Patchy fog in the evening.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to
choppy after midnight.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves rough. A chance of rain in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Waves rough, diminishing to choppy after
midnight.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in
the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.

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AMZ135-051830-
Pamlico Sound-
1246 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt with some gusts up to 25 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight
chance of rain, then rain likely late.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with some gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2
to 3 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
rain, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight
chance of rain in the evening.
.SUN...N winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves around 3 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

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AMZ136-051830-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
1246 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
late. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. A
slight chance of rain, then rain late.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the
morning. A slight chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of rain in the evening.
.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop
after midnight.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ137-051830-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
1246 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
late. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. A
slight chance of rain, then rain late.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight. A chance of rain. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the
morning. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of rain in the evening.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop,
increasing to choppy after midnight.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. A
chance of rain in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop
after midnight.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in
the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.

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AMZ150-051830-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
1246 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and NE 3 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain, then a chance of rain late.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft
at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. A slight chance of
rain in the evening.
.SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 8 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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AMZ152-051830-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
1246 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain, then rain likely late.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds
and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of
rain, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain in
the evening.
.SUN...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft
in the afternoon. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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AMZ154-051830-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
1246 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight
chance of rain, then rain likely late.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft
at 8 seconds and E 5 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of tstms
in the morning. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
evening. A chance of rain.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft
at 10 seconds and NE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain,
mainly in the evening.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft
at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ156-051830-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
1246 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 11 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of rain, then
rain likely late.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 10 seconds and NE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain, mainly in the
evening.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 9 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough,
increasing to very rough in the afternoon. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers rough.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop.

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AMZ158-051830-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
1246 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 11 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of rain, then rain
likely late.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. Rain likely, mainly in the evening.
Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and
NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the
morning. Rain likely.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain, mainly in the
evening.
.SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 10 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to
3 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop,
increasing to choppy after midnight.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough,
diminishing to choppy after midnight.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop after midnight.

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