Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
000 FZUS52 KMHX 091856 CWFMHX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 256 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 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 AMZ100-101000- 256 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS... A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S THROUGH THE WATERS THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N DURING THE DAY TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WED EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN CENTERED TO THE N OVER THE MID ATLC STATES LATE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ130-101000- ALBEMARLE SOUND- 256 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...THEN 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT...THEN 1 TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...THEN 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...THEN 1 TO 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. $$ AMZ135-101000- PAMLICO SOUND- 256 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...THEN 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT...THEN 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...THEN 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...THEN 1 TO 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. $$ AMZ150-101000- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 256 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. $$ AMZ152-154-101000- 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- 256 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E AROUND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. $$ AMZ156-101000- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 256 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. $$ AMZ158-101000- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 256 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. $$
