FZUS52 KMHX 100803 CWFMHX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 303 AM EST WED FEB 10 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 AMZ100-101930- 303 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS... LOW PRESSURE OFF THE VIRGINIA CAPES THIS MORNING WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY EAST OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA TODAY. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY. $$ AMZ130-101930- ALBEMARLE SOUND- 303 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT...BECOMING 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 50 KT...DECREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ AMZ135-101930- PAMLICO SOUND- 303 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT...BECOMING 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS UP TO 50 KT...DECREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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...THEN 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ AMZ150-101930- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 303 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT... INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. GUSTS UP TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. .THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ152-154-101930- 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- 303 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. GUSTS UP TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. .THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. $$ AMZ156-101930- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 303 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. GUSTS UP TO 55 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. GUSTS UP TO 50 KT... DECREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. .THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT... THEN 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ158-101930- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 303 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT...BECOMING 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. .THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 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. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ CULLEN