Coastal Marine Zone Forecast
Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC

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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
336 PM EST MON JAN 5 2009
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
AMZ152-154-060830-
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-
336 PM EST MON JAN 5 2009

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW
SWELL DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS.
RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.

TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.

WED NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.

THU
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EARLY...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.