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FZUS52 KMHX 210801
CWFMHX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
301 AM EST FRI FEB 21 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
AMZ100-212030-
301 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST THROUGH
SATURDAY BRINGING COLD TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION. A WARMING
TREND IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
AMZ230-212030-
ALBEMARLE SOUND-
301 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EARLY,
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT IN THE EVENING,
THEN 1 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
TUE
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
AMZ131-212030-
ALLIGATOR RIVER-
301 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES FLAT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
AMZ231-212030-
CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS-
301 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO CHOPPY LATE THIS MORNING
AND AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
LIGHT CHOP.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES FLAT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
TUE
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE CHOP.
AMZ135-212030-
PAMLICO SOUND-
301 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN
1 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT OR LESS.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NW AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
MON
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.
AMZ136-212030-
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS-
301 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO A
MODERATE CHOP LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES LIGHT CHOP, DIMINISHING TO FLAT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES FLAT.
SUN
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
AMZ137-212030-
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS-
301 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO A
MODERATE CHOP LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
LIGHT CHOP, DIMINISHING TO FLAT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES FLAT.
SUN
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT.
MON
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
FLAT, INCREASING TO LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.
AMZ150-212030-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
301 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 5 FT AT 8
SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
MON
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
AMZ152-212030-
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-
301 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 6 FT AT 8
SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT
3 SECONDS.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
AMZ154-212030-
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
301 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5
FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO AROUND 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND W 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
SW 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
AMZ156-212030-
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
301 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS ROUGH, DIMINISHING
TO CHOPPY THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND
RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS
LIGHT CHOP.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 1 FT AT
2 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS FLAT, INCREASING TO LIGHT
CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 1 FT AT
2 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP, DIMINISHING TO
FLAT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
NW 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS FLAT, INCREASING
TO LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ADJACENT
SOUNDS AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND
RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ADJACENT
SOUNDS AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.
AMZ158-212030-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
301 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT, EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 4
SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS ROUGH,
DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE CHOP.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND
RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. NEAR SHORE, SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN
1 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP, DIMINISHING TO FLAT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, EXCEPT 1 FT
NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND
RIVERS FLAT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
NW 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP,
DIMINISHING TO FLAT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, EXCEPT 1 FT NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS FLAT, INCREASING TO LIGHT
CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS FLAT, INCREASING TO LIGHT
CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ADJACENT
SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND
RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS
AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.
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