732 FZUS52 KMHX 120827 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 327 AM EST Tue Nov 12 2019 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 AMZ100-122015- 327 AM EST Tue Nov 12 2019 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A strong cold front will cross the area this afternoon, with high pressure building in behind that front through mid week. A strong coastal low is expected to impact the area this weekend. $$ AMZ230-122015- Albemarle Sound- 327 AM EST Tue Nov 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft, building to 2 to 3 ft this afternoon. A slight chance of showers early this morning, then a chance of showers late this morning. Showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft, then 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ231-122015- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 327 AM EST Tue Nov 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt early this afternoon, then becoming N 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt late. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy early this afternoon, then increasing to very rough late. A slight chance of showers early this morning, then a chance of showers late this morning. Showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves very rough. Showers in the evening. .WED...N winds 25 to 36 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves very rough, diminishing to rough in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to very rough. Showers likely, then a chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves very rough. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ131-122015- Alligator River- 327 AM EST Tue Nov 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt early this afternoon, then becoming N 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt late. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy early this afternoon, then increasing to rough late. A slight chance of showers early this morning, then a chance of showers late this morning. Showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Waves very rough, diminishing to rough after midnight. Showers in the evening. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to rough. A chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Waves very rough, diminishing to rough. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ135-122015- Pamlico Sound- 327 AM EST Tue Nov 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt early this afternoon, then becoming N 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt late. Waves around 3 ft. A chance of showers this morning, then showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Showers in the evening. .WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely, then a chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ136-122015- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 327 AM EST Tue Nov 12 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt early this afternoon, then becoming N 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy early this afternoon, then increasing to rough late. A slight chance of showers early this morning, then a chance of showers late this morning. Showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves rough. A chance of showers in the evening. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the morning. Waves choppy. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy. Showers likely, then a chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves rough. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ137-122015- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 327 AM EST Tue Nov 12 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt early this afternoon, then becoming N 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late. Waves light chop, increasing to choppy early this afternoon, then increasing to rough late. A chance of showers this morning, then showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves very rough. Showers in the evening. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to rough. Showers likely, then a chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves rough. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ150-122015- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 327 AM EST Tue Nov 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt early this afternoon, then becoming N 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt late. Seas around 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon. Near shore, seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. A chance of showers this morning, then showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Showers in the evening. .WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Dominant period 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Dominant period 8 seconds. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Showers likely, then a chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ152-122015- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 327 AM EST Tue Nov 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt early this afternoon, then becoming N 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. A chance of showers this morning, then showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. Dominant period 6 seconds. Showers in the evening. .WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Dominant period 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Dominant period 8 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Showers likely, then a chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds around 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft, building to 13 to 15 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ154-122015- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 327 AM EST Tue Nov 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning, then becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt early this afternoon, becoming N 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. A chance of showers this morning, then showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Showers in the evening. .WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Dominant period 9 seconds. .THU...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A slight chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Showers likely, then a chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, building to 10 to 15 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ156-122015- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 327 AM EST Tue Nov 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning, then becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt early this afternoon, becoming N 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop late this morning, then increasing to choppy early this afternoon, increasing to very rough late. A chance of showers this morning, then showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. Showers in the evening. .WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Dominant period 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to very rough. Showers likely, then a chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers extremely rough. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ158-122015- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 327 AM EST Tue Nov 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt early this afternoon, then becoming N 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy early this afternoon, then increasing to very rough late. A chance of showers this morning, then showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Dom0inant period 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. Showers in the evening. .WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Dominant period 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Dominant period 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to very rough. Showers likely, then a chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. A chance of showers. $$