255 FZUS52 KMHX 022256 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 656 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2023 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 AMZ100-031130- 656 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2023 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure overhead shifts offshore late tonight. A weak impulse will bring some scattered showers late Monday and Monday night before high pressure reestablishes offshore through Thursday. A slow moving cold front will then push through the region Thursday night, and stall just to the south Friday and into the weekend with an extended period of unsettled weather possible. $$ AMZ230-031130- Albemarle Sound- 656 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft this evening, then 1 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...S winds around 10 kt, increasing to around 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ131-031130- Alligator River- 656 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds around 10 kt, increasing to around 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ231-031130- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 656 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ135-031130- Pamlico Sound- 656 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft this evening, then 1 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ136-031130- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 656 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ137-031130- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 656 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ150-031130- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 656 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. .MON...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds, increasing to 10 seconds after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 10 seconds. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ152-031130- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 656 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds, increasing to 8 seconds after midnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ154-031130- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 656 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ156-031130- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 656 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers. $$ AMZ158-031130- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 656 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon, then diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon, then diminishing to choppy. A chance of showers. $$