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Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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367 FZUS52 KMHX 051702 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 102 PM EDT Thu Jun 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 AMZ100-060530- 102 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... Low pressure will slowly move across ENC today and tonight and bring the potential for heavy rainfall and thunderstorms across the waters. The low will pull away from the area Friday with unsettled weather continuing through the middle of next week. $$ AMZ230-060530- Albemarle Sound- 102 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-060530- Alligator River- 102 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. Showers likely. .SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-060530- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 102 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-060530- Pamlico Sound- 102 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-060530- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 102 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers. A chance of tstms early, then tstms likely late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Showers with tstms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. Showers likely. .SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-060530- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 102 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers. A chance of tstms early, then tstms likely late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Showers with tstms likely in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening. .MON...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-060530- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 102 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM after midnight. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-060530- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 102 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms early, then a chance of tstms late. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. Showers and tstms likely. .FRI...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-060530- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 102 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. Showers with tstms likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-060530- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 102 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy late. Showers with a chance of tstms early, then showers with tstms likely late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. Showers with tstms likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-060530- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 102 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Tstms likely. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 4 to 5 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds, becoming S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$