345  
FZUS52 KMHX 081152  
CWFMHX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTH CAROLINA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
652 AM EST WED JAN 8 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  
 
AMZ100-090015-  
652 AM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS
 
 
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF  
THE WORK WEEK BRINGING COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS EASTERN NC.  
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO  
SATURDAY THAT MAY BRING WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS PORTIONS OF  
THE AREA.  
 

 
 
AMZ230-090015-  
ALBEMARLE SOUND-  
652 AM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE  
THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 25 KT,  
BECOMING W LATE. WAVES AROUND 2 FT THIS MORNING, THEN 1 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
AMZ131-090015-  
ALLIGATOR RIVER-  
652 AM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP THIS  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP,  
INCREASING TO CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES CHOPPY.   
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES  
CHOPPY.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES FLAT, INCREASING TO LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES A  
MODERATE CHOP. RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT.  
 

 
 
AMZ231-090015-  
CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS-  
652 AM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE  
THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 25 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES CHOPPY, INCREASING TO ROUGH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES ROUGH.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES  
CHOPPY.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AND  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP, INCREASING TO CHOPPY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES CHOPPY.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
AMZ135-090015-  
PAMLICO SOUND-  
652 AM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 25 KT,  
BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.   
THU
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES AROUND  
3 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.   
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING,  
THEN 1 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
AMZ136-090015-  
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS-  
652 AM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W LATE. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES A  
MODERATE CHOP.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES CHOPPY.   
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES FLAT, INCREASING TO LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY  
IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
A MODERATE CHOP. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT.  
 

 
 
AMZ137-090015-  
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS-  
652 AM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W LATE. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP, INCREASING TO  
CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES CHOPPY.   
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES  
CHOPPY.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES FLAT, INCREASING TO LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN  
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT.  
 

 
 
AMZ150-090015-  
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-  
652 AM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING  
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT,  
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR SHORE,  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT  
7 SECONDS, BECOMING N 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FT, EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT, EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING  
TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT  
NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE  
DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW  
1 FT AT 2 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AND  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.   
SAT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
AMZ152-090015-  
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-  
652 AM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING  
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS  
AND S 1 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING  
TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW  
1 FT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
AMZ154-090015-  
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM  
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
652 AM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW  
10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.   
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND N 4 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING  
TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND  
SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS,  
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO  
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
AMZ156-090015-  
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-  
652 AM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW  
10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. ADJACENT  
SOUNDS AND RIVERS CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP LATE  
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS ROUGH.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS ROUGH.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS ROUGH.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW  
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND  
NE 1 FT AT 10 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP,  
INCREASING TO A MODERATE CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ADJACENT  
SOUNDS AND RIVERS ROUGH. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW 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.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS A MODERATE  
CHOP, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS  
AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
AMZ158-090015-  
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-  
652 AM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT EARLY THIS  
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NEAR  
SHORE, SEAS AROUND 2 FT THIS MORNING, THEN 1 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP EARLY THIS  
AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO A MODERATE CHOP LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT  
NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS CHOPPY, INCREASING TO  
ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT  
NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO  
CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS CHOPPY.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NEAR SHORE, SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
MORNING, THEN 1 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. ADJACENT  
SOUNDS AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP IN  
THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.   
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NEAR SHORE, SEAS 1 FT, THEN AROUND 2 FT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS, BECOMING S 2 FT  
AT 3 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP, INCREASING  
TO A MODERATE CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ADJACENT  
SOUNDS AND RIVERS ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ADJACENT  
SOUNDS AND RIVERS CHOPPY.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS A MODERATE  
CHOP, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS  
AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
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