403 FZUS52 KMHX 241759 CWFMHX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 159 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 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 AMZ100-250115- 159 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS... LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG A WARM FRONT OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST TODAY THEN MOVE NORTHEAST JUST OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA MONDAY. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL DEEPEN OVER THE EASTERN STATES WHILE COLD HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AT THE SURFACE THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ130-250115- ALBEMARLE SOUND- 159 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...THEN 1 FT. $$ AMZ135-250115- PAMLICO SOUND- 159 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ150-250115- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 159 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ152-154-250115- 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- 159 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ156-250115- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 159 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ158-250115- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 159 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR SHORE... SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$