188  
FZUS52 KMHX 250120  
CWFMHX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
820 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009  
 
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  
 
AMZ100-251315-  
820 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS  
 
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE N THROUGH WED. A SECOND COASTAL  
LOW WILL DEVELOP S OF THE AREA LATE WED AND MOVE N OF THE AREA BY  
LATE THU. A STRONG COLD FRONT FRI WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN AREA OF  
HIGH PRES OVER THE WEEKEND.  
 
 
 
AMZ130-251315-  
ALBEMARLE SOUND-  
820 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009  
   
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. PATCHY DRIZZLE. AREAS OF  
FOG.   
WED  
W WINDS 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT  
BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT...THEN AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
SAT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT  
THEN 1 FT.  
 
 
 
AMZ135-251315-  
PAMLICO SOUND-  
820 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009  
   
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. PATCHY DRIZZLE. AREAS OF  
FOG.   
WED...NW WINDS 5 KT  
BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT  
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT...THEN AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  
BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN 1 FT. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT  
BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
SAT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT  
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO  
3 FT.    
SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT  
THEN 1 FT.  
 
 
 
AMZ150-251315-  
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-  
820 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT  
BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. PATCHY DRIZZLE. AREAS OF FOG.   
WED  
W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD  
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
 
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT  
BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
AMZ152-154-251315-  
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-  
820 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD  
9 SECONDS. PATCHY DRIZZLE. AREAS OF FOG.   
WED  
NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
 
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT  
BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT  
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT.    
SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  
BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.  
 
 
 
AMZ156-251315-  
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-  
820 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9  
SECONDS. PATCHY DRIZZLE. AREAS OF FOG.   
WED  
NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT DOMINANT PERIOD  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  
BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT  
BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT  
BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
 
 
AMZ158-251315-  
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-  
820 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT DOMINANT PERIOD  
9 SECONDS. PATCHY DRIZZLE. AREAS OF FOG.   
WED  
N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT DOMINANT PERIOD  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT  
BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT  
BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT  
BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
 
 
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