FZUS52 KMHX 231644 CWFMHX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1144 AM EST MON NOV 23 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 AMZ100-240415- 1144 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NE ALONG THE COAST TODAY...THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TUE AND WED. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W WED NIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATER THU. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OFFSHORE OF THE COAST THU NIGHT AND DEEPEN AS IT LIFTS N FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA NEXT WEEKEND. $$ AMZ130-240415- ALBEMARLE SOUND- 1144 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF DRIZZLE. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT... THEN 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ135-240415- PAMLICO SOUND- 1144 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF DRIZZLE. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT...THEN 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ150-240415- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 1144 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF DRIZZLE. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ152-154-240415- 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- 1144 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF DRIZZLE. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ156-240415- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 1144 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. AREAS OF DRIZZLE. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ158-240415- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 1144 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT MAINLY IN OUTER WATERS. SEAS NEAR SHORE AROUND 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. AREAS OF DRIZZLE. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$