086 FZUS52 KMHX 142342 CWFMHX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 642 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2012 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 AMZ100-150715- 642 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS... WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE MOVING OFF THE COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST THURSDAY AND PUSHES OFFSHORE THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TO THE REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE AREA ON SUNDAY. $$ AMZ130-150715- ALBEMARLE SOUND- 642 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2012 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW LATE. WAVES 1 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SPRINKLES LATE THIS EVENING. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN . $$ AMZ135-150715- PAMLICO SOUND- 642 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2012 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT....BECOMING NW LATE. WAVES 1 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SPRINKLES LATE THIS EVENING. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT...THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN... MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN . $$ AMZ150-150715- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 642 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2012 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING... THEN ISOLATED SPRINKLES LATE THIS EVENING. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS...DECREASING TO 6 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN . $$ AMZ152-154-150715- 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- 642 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2012 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS...DECREASING TO 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN . $$ AMZ156-150715- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 642 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2012 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 2 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS...DECREASING TO 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN . $$ AMZ158-150715- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 642 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2012 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 2 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS...DECREASING TO 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SPRINKLES LATE THIS EVENING. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN . $$