452 FZUS52 KMHX 151159 CWFMHX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 659 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013 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 AMZ100-152315- 659 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS... A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL STALL OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FRONT WILL RETURN TO THE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...THEN CROSS THE AREA AS A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN SATURDAY. $$ AMZ130-152315- ALBEMARLE SOUND- 659 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT...THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT...THEN 1 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW. WAVES 1 FT. $$ AMZ135-152315- PAMLICO SOUND- 659 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING E EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING NE LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW. WAVES 1 FT. $$ AMZ150-152315- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 659 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT AROUND 2 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ152-154-152315- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 659 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING E EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN . .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ156-152315- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 659 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN . .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ158-152315- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 659 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN... MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN LIKELY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$