Marine Forecast AMZ158

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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
658 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

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


AMZ158-221115
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm
658 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

TONIGHT

E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.

WED

N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Near shore, seas 1 ft, then around 2 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and SE 1 ft at
10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light
chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers.

WED NIGHT

SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.

THU

SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.

THU NIGHT

SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms
after midnight.

FRI

SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.

FRI NIGHT

SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SAT

SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in
the afternoon.

SAT NIGHT

SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SUN

SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in
the afternoon.

SUN NIGHT

SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.


Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

Coastal South Eastern United States

NC, SC, GA, East Coast FL, PR & USVI

• Synopsis for eastern North Carolina coastal waters
• Albemarle Sound
• Alligator River
• Pamlico Sound
• Pamlico and Pungo Rivers
• Neuse and Bay Rivers
• S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 NM
• S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 NM
• S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 NM
• S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 NM
• S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 NM


• Synopsis for Surf City, NC to Santee River, SC out 20 NM
• Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear, NC out 20 NM
• Coastal waters from Cape Fear to Little River Inlet, SC out 20 NM
• Coastal waters from Little River Inlet, SC to Murrells Inlet, SC out 20 NM
• Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River, SC out 20 NM


• Synopsis for South Santee River SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM and Savannah GA to Altamaha Sounds GA out 60 NM...Including Charleston Harbor and Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary"
• Coastal waters from South Santee River, GA to Edisto Beach, SC out 20 NM
• Coastal waters from Edisto Beach, SC to Savannah, GA out 20 NM
• Charleston Harbor
• Coastal Waters from Savannah, GA to Altamaha Sound, GA out 20 NM, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary
• Waters from Savannah, GA to Altamaha Sound, GA extending 20 to 60 NM


• Synopsis for Altamaha Sound, GA to Flagler Beach, FL out 60 NM
• Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound, GA to Flagler Beach, FL out to 20 NM
• Waters from Atlamaha Sound, GA to Fernandina Beach, FL extending 20 NM to 60 NM
• Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine, FL out 20 NM
• Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine, FL extending 20 NM to 60 NM
• Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flager Beach, FL out 20 NM
• Waters from St. Augustine to Flager Beach, FL extending 20 NM to 60 NM


• Synopsis for Flagler Beach to Jupiter Inlet, FL 60 NM
• Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20NM
• Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20NM
• Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20NM
• Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 20-60NM
• Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60NM
• Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60NM


• Synopsis for Jupiter Inlet to Ocean Reef Out 60 NM
• Lake Okeechobee, FL
• Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach, FL out 20 NM
• Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach, FL extending 20 NM to 60 NM
• Biscayne Bay, FL
• Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef, FL out 20 NM
• Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef, FL extending 20 NM to 60 NM


• Synopsis for Florida Bay and the Keys
• Florida Bay including Blackwater and Buttonwood Sounds
• Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 fathoms
• Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 nm out and beyond 5 fathoms
• Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel
• Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef
• Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef
• Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef
• Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 nm
• Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 nm
• Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 nm
• Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to GMZ055 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas out 20 nm
• Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 nm out
• Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 nm out
• Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 nm out
• Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 nm west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 nm out


• Synopsis for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands coastal waters
• Atlantic Waters of Puerto Rico and U.S. VI from 10 NM to 19.5 N
• Coastal Waters of Northern Puerto Rico out 10 NM
• Coastal Waters of Northern U.S. VI and Culebra out 10 NM
• Anegada Passage Southward to 17 N
• Coastal Waters of Southern U.S. VI, Vieques, and Eastern Puerto Rico out 10 NM
• Caribbean Waters of Puerto Rico and U.S. VI from 10 NM to 17 N
• Coastal Waters of Southern Puerto Rico out 10 NM
• Mona Passage Southward to 17 N
• Coastal Waters of Northwestern Puerto Rico out 10 NM
• Coastal Waters of Southwestern Puerto Rico out 10 NM