Coastal Waters Forecast


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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
330 PM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
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
AMZ100-170730-
330 PM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS...
A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL LIFT
NORTHEAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA
THURSDAY THEN MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL
LIFT NORTHEAST NEAR THE COAST SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS
SATURDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
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AMZ130-170730-
ALBEMARLE SOUND-
330 PM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT.
.THU...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1
FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S. WAVES 1 FT.  
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AMZ135-170730-
PAMLICO SOUND-
330 PM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. WAVES
1 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1
FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE. WAVES 1 FT.  
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AMZ150-170730-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
330 PM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.THU...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.  
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AMZ152-154-170730-
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-
330 PM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8
SECONDS.
.THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...MAINLY IN
THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.  
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AMZ156-170730-
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
330 PM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT
PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...MAINLY IN
THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.  
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AMZ158-170730-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
330 PM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...MAINLY IN
THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
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