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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1035 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 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

AMZ100-201515-
1035 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
High pressure builds into Eastern NC through the weekend with
dangerous heat and humidity. A wavy frontal boundary will bring
scattered to numerous thunderstorms into early next week. The
front will push through Monday.

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AMZ230-201515-
Albemarle Sound-
1035 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late.
Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms late this
evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance
of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ131-201515-
Alligator River-
1035 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms late this evening and early morning.
.SUN...W winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ231-201515-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
1035 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms late this evening, then a slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ135-201515-
Pamlico Sound-
1035 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight
chance of showers and tstms late this evening.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A
slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ136-201515-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
1035 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt, then
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves light chop, increasing to a
moderate chop, then diminishing to light chop late. A slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...W winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then
showers and tstms likely in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Showers and
tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ137-201515-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
1035 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.OVERNIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Waves a moderate
chop.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then
showers and tstms likely in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers in the evening.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
light chop.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ150-201515-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
1035 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms
with a slight chance of showers late this evening, then a slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning,
then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of tstms
in the evening. A chance of showers.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ152-201515-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
1035 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt,
then increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms late this evening. A slight chance of showers and tstms
late.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at
2 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ154-201515-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
1035 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and tstms late this evening. A slight chance of showers
and tstms late.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.MON...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ156-201515-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
1035 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms late.
.SUN...SW 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 SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after
midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening,
then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. A
slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in
the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A
chance of showers in the evening.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ158-201515-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
1035 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers choppy.
.SUN...SW 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 SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after
midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE
1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the evening.
.WED...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.THU...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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