Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
739 FZUS52 KMHX 251405 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1005 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 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 AMZ100-260315- 1005 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... Good boating conditions expected trough the middle of next week. High pressure centered off the Southeast coast will migrate to the northern Gulf over the weekend while a weak backdoor front drops into the waters Saturday then retreats northward on Sunday. $$ AMZ230-260315- Albemarle Sound- 1005 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-260315- Alligator River- 1005 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S late. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-260315- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 1005 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S late. Waves flat, increasing to light chop late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-260315- Pamlico Sound- 1005 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF 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. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-260315- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 1005 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S around 5 kt late. Waves flat. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .MON...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-260315- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 1005 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S late. Waves flat, increasing to light chop late. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .MON...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .TUE...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-260315- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 1005 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 ft at 3 seconds. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 7 seconds and N 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-260315- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 1005 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-260315- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 1005 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-260315- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 1005 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W early this afternoon, then becoming SW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-260315- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 1005 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$