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Wilmington, NC Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1244 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

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

AMZ100-060645-
1244 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
Another round of sea fog is likely to redevelop this evening,
extending into Friday morning. Light to moderate southwesterly
winds and 3-5 ft seas will bring good boating conditions through
the weekend.

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AMZ230-060645-
Albemarle Sound-
1244 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance
of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
.MON...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance
of showers in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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AMZ131-060645-
Alligator River-
1244 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ231-060645-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
1244 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers in the evening.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ135-060645-
Pamlico Sound-
1244 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog in
the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog
after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...SW winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of
showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ136-060645-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
1244 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers in the evening.

$$

AMZ137-060645-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
1244 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog
after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
chance of showers.
.MON...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop
after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening.

$$

AMZ150-060645-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
1244 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and NE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy
fog late with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 10 seconds and NE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog in the
evening, then patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 10 seconds and NE 1 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 10 seconds and N 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and
NE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
S 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ152-060645-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
1244 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy
fog late with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.FRI...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 11 seconds and NE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ154-060645-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
1244 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 11 seconds and W 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds
and E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ156-060645-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
1244 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent
sounds and rivers light chop. Patchy fog late with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Patchy
fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 10 seconds and NE 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop,
increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance
of tstms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ158-060645-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
1244 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except
2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 10 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Patchy fog late with vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Areas
of fog in the evening, then patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft
at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Patchy fog
in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Patchy
fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds.
Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate
chop in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.

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