978 FZUS52 KMHX 041114 AAA CWFMHX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 714 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012 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 AMZ100-042315- 714 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS... A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WATERS SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ130-042315- ALBEMARLE SOUND- 714 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. WAVES 1 FT. AREAS OF FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS... MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN 1 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ135-042315- PAMLICO SOUND- 714 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT IN THE EVENING... THEN 1 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT... THEN AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...THEN 1 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ150-042315- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 714 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ152-042315- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- 714 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ154-042315- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 714 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ156-042315- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 714 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ158-042315- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 714 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$