621  
FZUS52 KMHX 082017  
CWFMHX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTH CAROLINA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
317 PM 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  
 
AMZ100-090915-  
317 PM 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.  
 

 
 
AMZ230-090915-  
ALBEMARLE SOUND-  
317 PM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH  
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.   
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
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND  
SLEET IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN, SNOW AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT  
WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 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.  
 

 
 
AMZ131-090915-  
ALLIGATOR RIVER-  
317 PM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH  
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
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
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP. SNOW AND SLEET LIKELY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN, SNOW AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
CHOPPY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
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.  
 

 
 
AMZ231-090915-  
CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS-  
317 PM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT  
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT 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, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP, INCREASING TO  
A MODERATE CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLEET IN THE  
EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES CHOPPY. RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES CHOPPY.    
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 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
AMZ135-090915-  
PAMLICO SOUND-  
317 PM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EST THIS EVENING  
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.    
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 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 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS, THEN AROUND  
2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.   
SAT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY 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.  
 

 
 
AMZ136-090915-  
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS-  
317 PM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES LIGHT CHOP, DIMINISHING TO FLAT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES FLAT, INCREASING TO LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING  
RAIN LIKELY. SNOW, SLEET AND RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP. RAIN LIKELY 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.  
 

 
 
AMZ137-090915-  
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS-  
317 PM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP, DIMINISHING TO FLAT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP, INCREASING TO A MODERATE CHOP AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY, A CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLEET IN THE EVENING,  
THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES CHOPPY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE  
MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 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.  
 

 
 
AMZ150-090915-  
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-  
317 PM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY  
EVENING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 7 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 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT  
7 SECONDS, BECOMING N 7 FT AT 7 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, BECOMING N 5 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
AMZ152-090915-  
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-  
317 PM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY  
EVENING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 7 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 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE  
MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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.  
 

 
 
AMZ154-090915-  
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM  
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
317 PM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY  
EVENING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 7 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 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.   
THU
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 10 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.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW  
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SAT
 
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
AMZ156-090915-  
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-  
317 PM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 7 SECONDS. ADJACENT  
SOUNDS AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
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 NE 1 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS ROUGH.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS LIGHT CHOP, INCREASING TO CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.   
SAT
 
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS VERY ROUGH. RAIN LIKELY 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 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS CHOPPY,  
DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS  
AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
AMZ158-090915-  
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-  
317 PM EST WED JAN 8 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, EXCEPT  
1 FT NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FT AT  
3 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
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  
3 TO 5 FT, EXCEPT AROUND 2 FT NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND E 1 FT AT 10 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.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NEAR SHORE,  
SEAS 1 FT, THEN 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT  
3 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP, INCREASING TO  
CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS ROUGH. RAIN 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, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. 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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