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NWS Forecast

FZUS52 KMHX 180048
CWFMHX

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
848 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

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

AMZ100-181000-
848 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS

HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA THU THROUGH FRI. A TROUGH OF
LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OFFSHORE SAT THROUGH TUE AS ANOTHER AREA OF
HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N.       



AMZ130-181000-
ALBEMARLE SOUND-
848 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT.

THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3
FT.

THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.

FRI
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO
3 FT.

FRI NIGHT AND SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.

SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT.

SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.

MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT...
THEN 2 TO 3 FT. 



AMZ135-181000-
PAMLICO SOUND-
848 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.

THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3
FT.

THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT.

FRI
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2
TO 3 FT.

FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.

SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT.

SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.

MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO
3 FT. 



AMZ150-181000-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
848 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
6 SECONDS.

THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS.

THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.

FRI
NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 



AMZ152-154-181000-
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-
848 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD
6 SECONDS.

THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7
FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

FRI
NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.

MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 



AMZ156-181000-
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
848 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6
SECONDS.

THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.

FRI
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.

MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. 



AMZ158-181000-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
848 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6
SECONDS.

THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6
SECONDS. SEAS NEAR SHORE 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

FRI
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.

SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 



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