Coastal Marine Zone Forecast
Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC

FZUS52 KMHX 051615
CWFMHX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1215 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
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
AMZ150-152-052015-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-
1215 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT

HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT

REST OF TODAY
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS. 

TONIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40
KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
11 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS.

SAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. S WINDS 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO
15 FT. SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. 

SAT NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
45 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. 

SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT. 

MON
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. 

MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. 

TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.  
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.