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NWS Forecast

FZUS52 KMHX 100244
CWFMHX

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
944 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

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

AMZ100-101415-
944 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS

LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT...THEN RAPIDLY
DEEPEN NORTH OF THE REGION WED. THE LOW WILL MOVE E AWAY FROM THE
AREA WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION THU INTO FRI. LOW
PRES WILL CROSS WELL S OF THE AREA ON SAT.
  



AMZ130-101415-
ALBEMARLE SOUND-
944 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

OVERNIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W...THEN INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN
LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING....THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WED
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.

WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. WAVES 3
TO 5 FT.

THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN
1 FT.

FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT.

SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT.

SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. 



AMZ135-101415-
PAMLICO SOUND-
944 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

OVERNIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING.
RAIN LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING. AREAS OF DRIZZLE. A CHANCE OF RAIN
LATE.

WED
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.

WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. WAVES 3
TO 5 FT.

THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT.

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT...THEN AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.

SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. 



AMZ150-101415-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
944 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

OVERNIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW...THEN BECOMING W
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING. AREAS OF DRIZZLE. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.

WED
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO
35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS.

WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.

THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 

WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.



AMZ152-154-101415-
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-
944 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

OVERNIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG LATE THIS
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS
LATE THIS EVENING. THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN.

WED
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO
35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS.

WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.



AMZ156-101415-
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
944 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

OVERNIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG LATE THIS EVENING
AND EARLY MORNING. RAIN LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF
RAIN LATE.

WED
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS.

WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.

THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.

SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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



AMZ158-101415-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
944 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

OVERNIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS.
AREAS OF FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. RAIN LIKELY LATE
THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.

WED
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS.

WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN
1 FT.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT.

SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 FT.

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



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