826 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. $$