####018017511#### FZUS52 KMHX 161906 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 306 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 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 AMZ100-170815- 306 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... Inland troughing is expected through tonight, followed by a cold front passage on Saturday. High pressure then builds in late in the weekend and into early next week. $$ AMZ230-170815- Albemarle Sound- 306 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly this evening. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. Showers likely. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-170815- Alligator River- 306 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly this evening. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves flat, increasing to light chop after midnight. .TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers after midnight. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. Showers likely. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-170815- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 306 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly this evening. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers after midnight. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves a moderate chop. Showers likely. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-170815- Pamlico Sound- 306 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening, then a chance of showers and tstms late this evening. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-170815- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 306 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms until early morning. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...W winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers after midnight. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-170815- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 306 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening and early morning. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers after midnight. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-170815- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 306 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly this evening. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-170815- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 306 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening, then a chance of showers and tstms late this evening. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W around 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-170815- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 306 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms late this evening. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the evening. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-170815- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 306 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. .MON...N winds around 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-170815- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 306 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers after midnight. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$