FZUS52 KMHX 231645 AAA CWFMHX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1245 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 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 AMZ100-240015- 1245 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OFFSHORE TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TODAY AND CROSS THE WATERS EARLY FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS THIS WEEKEND THEN SHIFT OFF THE COAST MONDAY AND TUESDAY. $$ AMZ130-240015- ALBEMARLE SOUND- 1245 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W. WAVES 1 FT. .MON...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ135-240015- PAMLICO SOUND- 1245 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW. WAVES 1 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ150-240015- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 1245 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. TSTMS LIKELY. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR SHORE. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ152-154-240015- 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- 1245 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS AROUND 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. TSTMS LIKELY. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS AND TSTMS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ156-240015- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 1245 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$ AMZ158-240015- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 1245 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$