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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
417 AM EST Wed Feb 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

AMZ100-052230-
417 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
A cold front pushed south through ENC last night and will return
north as a warm front by Thursday. Another cold front will move
through late in the week and bring the next chance for SCA
conditions.

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AMZ230-052230-
Albemarle Sound-
417 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers
likely. Patchy fog.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog in the
morning. A chance of rain, mainly in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
rain after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.

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AMZ131-052230-
Alligator River-
417 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers early this morning, then a chance of showers
late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight. Showers likely. Patchy fog.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Patchy fog in
the morning. A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight
chance of rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after
midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of
showers after midnight.

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AMZ231-052230-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
417 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers early this morning, then a chance of showers
late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight. Showers likely. Patchy fog.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Patchy fog in
the morning. A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight
chance of rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after
midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
choppy.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of
showers after midnight.

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AMZ135-052230-
Pamlico Sound-
417 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. A few gusts up to 25 kt late.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers early this morning,
then a chance of showers late this morning and early afternoon.
Showers likely late.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft in the evening,
then 1 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming N
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves around 3 ft. A chance of
showers.

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AMZ136-052230-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
417 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers this morning, then a chance of showers this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...W winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after
midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers.

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AMZ137-052230-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
417 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight
chance of showers early this morning, then a chance of showers
late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after
midnight. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in
the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after
midnight.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of
showers.

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AMZ150-052230-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
417 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers
late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Showers. Patchy fog.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. A chance of rain, mainly in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and E
1 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

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AMZ152-052230-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
417 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of
showers early this morning, then a chance of showers late this
morning and early afternoon. Showers likely late.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and E
3 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely. Patchy fog.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain,
mainly in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming N
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 6 seconds and N 1 ft at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds around 15 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 4 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of
showers.

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AMZ154-052230-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
417 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
showers early this morning, then a chance of showers late this
morning and early afternoon. Showers likely late.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely, mainly
in the evening. Patchy fog.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 5 ft at 9 seconds. A
chance of rain, mainly in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
rain after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming N
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE
2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of
showers.

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AMZ156-052230-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
417 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and
E 4 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
A slight chance of showers early this morning, then a chance of
showers late this morning and early afternoon. Showers likely
late.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at
5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 5 seconds and E 5 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance
of showers in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers rough. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming N
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers rough, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A
slight chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after
midnight.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers rough.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers.

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AMZ158-052230-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
417 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with a few gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, except
2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2
ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing
to a moderate chop this afternoon. A slight chance of showers this
morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at
9 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Showers
likely, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave
Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A slight
chance of rain in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...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 4 ft at
8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of
rain after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A
slight chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. A
chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers rough.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
increasing to rough after midnight. A chance of showers.

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