000 FZUS52 KMHX 100850 CWFMHX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 350 AM EST FRI FEB 10 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 AMZ100-102030- 350 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST TODAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP TO THE SOUTHWEST OVER THE GULF STATES TODAY THEN TRACK RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WATERS LATE SATURDAY...BECOMING CENTERED OVER THE REGION MONDAY. IT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST MONDAY NIGHT. $$ AMZ130-102030- ALBEMARLE SOUND- 350 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT IN THE EVENING... THEN 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NW. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ AMZ135-102030- PAMLICO SOUND- 350 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ AMZ150-102030- S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 350 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW. SEAS 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ AMZ152-154-102030- 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- 350 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ AMZ156-102030- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 350 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$ AMZ158-102030- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 350 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING S THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. $$