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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
659 AM EST TUE JAN 15 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

AMZ100-152315-
659 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS...
A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
STALL OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE FRONT WILL RETURN TO THE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...THEN CROSS THE AREA AS A COLD FRONT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN SATURDAY. 

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AMZ130-152315-
ALBEMARLE SOUND-
659 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT...THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES
AROUND 2 FT...THEN 1 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW. WAVES 1 FT.  

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AMZ135-152315-
PAMLICO SOUND-
659 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS
MORNING...THEN BECOMING E EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING NE LATE.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO
3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW. WAVES 1 FT.  

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AMZ150-152315-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
659 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT AROUND 2 FT
NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

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AMZ152-154-152315-
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-
659 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS
MORNING...THEN BECOMING E EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING N LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
RAIN...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN LIKELY. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN . 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

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AMZ156-152315-
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
659 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS
MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...
BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN. 
.WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
RAIN...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN . 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 FT.  

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AMZ158-152315-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
659 AM EST TUE JAN 15 2013

.TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE THIS MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT
PERIOD 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
4 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT
PERIOD 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN...
MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN LIKELY. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

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