648 FZUS52 KMHX 212001 CWFMHX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 301 PM EST THU FEB 21 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 AMZ100-221100- 301 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS... A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT. A SIMILAR STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TUESDAY. $$ AMZ130-221100- ALBEMARLE SOUND- 301 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...THEN 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT...THEN 1 TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...THEN 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. $$ AMZ135-221100- PAMLICO SOUND- 301 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN 1 FT. RAIN LIKELY... MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. RAIN...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. $$ AMZ150-221100- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 301 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. RAIN...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. $$ AMZ152-154-221100- 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- 301 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. RAIN...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY. $$ AMZ156-221100- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 301 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. RAIN...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN ...THEN RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN LIKELY. $$ AMZ158-221100- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 301 PM EST THU FEB 21 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. RAIN...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY...THEN RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY. $$