000 FZUS52 KMHX 280825 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 325 AM EST Sat Jan 28 2023 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 AMZ100-282115- 325 AM EST Sat Jan 28 2023 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure remains overhead tonight, eventually pushing offshore tonight as a cold front approaches from the west. A more active pattern is then expected next week with multiple systems impacting ENC. The first will be a cold front which will move through the area Sunday night into Monday. Another frontal boundary is then forecast to affect the area around midweek with a third system potentially impacting the area late next week. $$ AMZ230-282115- Albemarle Sound- 325 AM EST Sat Jan 28 2023 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SW. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of rain. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft, then 1 ft. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ131-282115- Alligator River- 325 AM EST Sat Jan 28 2023 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SW. Waves light chop. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves flat. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of rain. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ231-282115- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 325 AM EST Sat Jan 28 2023 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt late. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat late. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ135-282115- Pamlico Sound- 325 AM EST Sat Jan 28 2023 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this morning, then becoming SW this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft early, then 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Rain, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of rain. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft, then 1 ft. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ136-282115- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 325 AM EST Sat Jan 28 2023 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves flat. .SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves flat. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of rain. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ137-282115- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 325 AM EST Sat Jan 28 2023 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves flat. .SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves flat, increasing to light chop after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of rain. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ150-282115- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 325 AM EST Sat Jan 28 2023 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SW. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ152-282115- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 325 AM EST Sat Jan 28 2023 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this morning, then becoming SW this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming E around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. .WED...NE winds around 15 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain. $$ AMZ154-282115- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 325 AM EST Sat Jan 28 2023 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt until late afternoon, then becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. .WED...NE winds around 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-282115- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 325 AM EST Sat Jan 28 2023 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late this morning and early afternoon, then diminishing to flat late. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming NE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. .SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Rain with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-282115- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 325 AM EST Sat Jan 28 2023 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late this morning, then becoming W early this afternoon, becoming SW around 5 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late this morning, then diminishing to flat this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop after midnight. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Near shore, seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Rain with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of rain. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$