523 FZUS52 KMHX 200813 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 313 AM EST Fri Dec 20 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 AMZ100-201930- 313 AM EST Fri Dec 20 2019 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure will dominate through Saturday. A complex coastal storm is possible late this weekend into early next week. High pressure will build over the area mid next week. $$ AMZ230-201930- Albemarle Sound- 313 AM EST Fri Dec 20 2019 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft, then around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft, then 1 ft. $$ AMZ231-201930- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 313 AM EST Fri Dec 20 2019 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Waves a moderate chop, increasing to choppy. A chance of rain. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop. $$ AMZ131-201930- Alligator River- 313 AM EST Fri Dec 20 2019 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of rain. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop. $$ AMZ135-201930- Pamlico Sound- 313 AM EST Fri Dec 20 2019 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft, then around 2 ft after midnight. Rain likely. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely, then a chance of rain. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. $$ AMZ136-201930- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 313 AM EST Fri Dec 20 2019 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. Rain likely. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain likely, then a chance of rain. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop. $$ AMZ137-201930- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 313 AM EST Fri Dec 20 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain likely. .MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. Rain likely, then a chance of rain. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop. $$ AMZ150-201930- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 313 AM EST Fri Dec 20 2019 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. .SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. A chance of rain. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ AMZ152-201930- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 313 AM EST Fri Dec 20 2019 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. .SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Rain likely, then a chance of rain. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ154-201930- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 313 AM EST Fri Dec 20 2019 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely. .MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Rain likely. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ156-201930- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 313 AM EST Fri Dec 20 2019 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of rain. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Rain likely. .MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy. Rain likely. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ158-201930- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 313 AM EST Fri Dec 20 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Dominant period 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of rain. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Rain. .MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy. Rain likely. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop. A chance of rain. $$