362  
FZUS52 KMHX 212314  
CWFMHX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTH CAROLINA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
614 PM 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  
 
AMZ100-221215-  
614 PM 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.  
 

 
 
AMZ230-221215-  
ALBEMARLE SOUND-  
614 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE  
THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING N LATE. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 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
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.    
MON
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
AMZ131-221215-  
ALLIGATOR RIVER-  
614 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N LATE. WAVES LIGHT  
CHOP.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES LIGHT CHOP, DIMINISHING TO FLAT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NW AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES FLAT.    
MON
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
AMZ231-221215-  
CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS-  
614 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES A MODERATE 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 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
LIGHT CHOP.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
LIGHT CHOP, DIMINISHING TO FLAT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES FLAT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
FLAT.    
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.  
 

 
 
AMZ135-221215-  
PAMLICO SOUND-  
614 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT.   
SAT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.    
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 SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
AMZ136-221215-  
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS-  
614 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N LATE. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.   
SAT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
LIGHT CHOP, DIMINISHING TO FLAT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES FLAT.    
SUN
 
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT.    
MON
 
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES FLAT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
AMZ137-221215-  
NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS-  
614 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 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
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
FLAT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT.    
MON
 
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
FLAT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES FLAT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES LIGHT CHOP.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
AMZ150-221215-  
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-  
614 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3  
TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 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, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT  
2 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FT AT  
2 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
AMZ152-221215-  
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-  
614 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. 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 N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
AMZ154-221215-  
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM  
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
614 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3  
TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 2 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 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W  
1 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS AROUND 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, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
AMZ156-221215-  
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-  
614 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SAT
 
N 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  
NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP,  
DIMINISHING TO FLAT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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. 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
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 1 FT AT 2 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS LIGHT CHOP.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS LIGHT CHOP.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP.    
TUE
 
W 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 4 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS  
AND RIVERS A MODERATE CHOP.  
 

 
 
AMZ158-221215-  
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-  
614 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 W 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, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, EXCEPT 1 FT NEAR SHORE. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS FLAT, INCREASING TO LIGHT  
CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 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
 
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT 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
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP, DIMINISHING TO FLAT  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND RIVERS LIGHT CHOP.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ADJACENT SOUNDS AND  
RIVERS LIGHT 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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