FZUS52 KMHX 201033 CWFMHX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 633 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 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 AMZ100-202230- 633 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS... THE MARINE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD DUE TO STRONG NE TO N WINDS AND HIGH SEAS. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS AS THE HIGH PRES OVER NEW ENGLAND SLIDES EAST LATER TODAY AND WINDS IMPROVE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. BUT THEN A SECOND AND STRONGER HIGH PRES SYSTEM AND SIMULTANEOUS OFFSHORE LOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE POSSIBLE GALE CONDITIONS EARLY TO MID NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ130-135-202230- ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND- 633 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...THEN 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. WAVES AROUND 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. WAVES 3 FT. WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ150-202230- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 633 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN SUBSIDING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ152-154-202230- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 633 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ156-202230- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 633 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ158-202230- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 633 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EARLY...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$