Neuse and Bay Rivers

AMZ137 · Coastal Waters Forecast, National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC · issued Thu, Oct 1, 3:00 PM EDT

Tonight: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat late.

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Now

The nearest stations reporting each, as of Thu, Oct 1, 5:30 PM EDT.

Wind: ESE 8 kt, gusts 9 kt at BFTN7
Waves: 2.3 ft at 13 s at 41159
Water: 79°F at BFTN7

Alerts in force

No marine warning or advisory is in force for this zone.

The forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast from National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC, issued Thu, Oct 1, 3:00 PM EDT, valid until Fri, Oct 2, 4:00 AM EDT. Wind in knots, seas in feet.

Tonight: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat late.
Friday: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
Friday night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
Saturday: W winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
Saturday night: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
Sunday: E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
Sunday night: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves flat, increasing to light chop after midnight. A chance of tstms in the evening. Showers.
Monday: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. Showers likely.
Monday night: NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Waves choppy, increasing to very rough after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening.
Tuesday: NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves very rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon.
Tuesday night: NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

Synopsis

Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters

Benign boating conditions continue over the next few days as high pressure gradually pushes offshore, keeping winds generally light and seas around 1-3 ft. A cold front approaches the region over the weekend bringing an increasing threat of showers and a few storms and deteriorating marine conditions. Conditions worsen behind a second reinforcing front early next week with SCA winds and seas becoming likely early next week.

Buoys and stations nearby

The latest report from each station within reach of the zone, nearest first. Distances in nautical miles from the middle of the zone.

Station	Distance	Wind	Waves	Water	Air	Pressure	Reported
BFTN7 8656483 - Beaufort, NC	18 nm	ESE 8 kt, gusts 9		79°F	79°F		Thu, Oct 1, 5:30 PM EDT
CLKN7 Cape Lookout, NC	24 nm	E 7 kt, gusts 8			79°F	1019.6 hPa	Thu, Oct 1, 6:00 PM EDT
HCGN7 8654467 - USCG Station Hatteras, NC	46 nm	S 5 kt, gusts 7		78°F	80°F	1021.1 hPa	Thu, Oct 1, 5:30 PM EDT
41159 Onslow Bay Outer, NC (217)	51 nm		2.3 ft at 13 s from ESE	79°F			Thu, Oct 1, 5:26 PM EDT
41064 Onslow Bay Outer, NC (LEJ3)	51 nm	SSE 6 kt, gusts 8		79°F	81°F	1021.3 hPa	Thu, Oct 1, 5:08 PM EDT
41025 Diamond Shoals, NC	60 nm	S 4 kt, gusts 6		76°F	79°F	1020.1 hPa	Thu, Oct 1, 5:40 PM EDT

The past year

Warnings, watches and advisories the National Weather Service issued for this zone over the past 12 months, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive.

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What this means

Marine forecasts give wind in knots (1 knot is 1.15 mph) and seas in feet, except the high seas forecasts, which give seas in meters. Seas are the significant wave height, the average of the highest third of the waves; individual waves may be more than twice that. On the Great Lakes the forecast gives waves, not seas. "Wave Detail" splits the seas into the wind waves and each swell, with its direction and period.

Each coastal office writes a Coastal Waters Forecast for the bays, sounds and ocean out to 20 to 60 nautical miles, or on the Great Lakes a Nearshore Marine Forecast within 5 nautical miles of shore; the Open Lakes Forecast covers the rest of each lake. The Ocean Prediction Center and the National Hurricane Center write the Offshore Waters Forecasts out to about 250 nautical miles, and the High Seas Forecasts beyond. Forecasts are issued at least twice a day and updated when they go wrong.

Small Craft Advisory: Winds or conditions hazardous to small boats. The thresholds are set by each NWS region: typically sustained winds or frequent gusts of 20 to 25 knots up to 33 knots, and seas of 5 to 7 feet or more.
Gale Warning: Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 34 to 47 knots, not from a tropical cyclone.
Storm Warning: Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 48 to 63 knots, not from a tropical cyclone.
Hurricane Force Wind Warning: Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 64 knots or more, not from a tropical cyclone.
Special Marine Warning: A thunderstorm or squall over the water with winds or gusts of 34 knots or more, hail of 3/4 inch or more, or a waterspout, for up to two hours.
Hazardous Seas Warning: Wave heights or steepness at or above the office’s warning threshold, when the wind alone does not warrant a warning.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: Spray freezing on a vessel at 2 cm (3/4 inch) an hour or more.
Tropical Storm and Hurricane Warnings: Tropical storm (34 to 63 knots) or hurricane (64 knots or more) conditions expected within 36 hours. Watches: possible within 48 hours.

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Sources

Coastal Waters Forecast CWFMHX from National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC, issued Thu, Oct 1, 3:00 PM EDT. Original at NWS. Buoy reports from the National Data Buoy Center. Past products from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Zone outlines from the NWS marine and offshore zone boundaries. Warnings and advisories from the NWS API, read 22:16 UTC. All public domain, from the National Weather Service.