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Coastal Marine Zone Forecasts by the Newport/Morehead City, NC Forecast Office

 

Click on the links in the table to get a forecast for each zone. Clicking on the map links to a text forecast that includes all zones (except AMZ170, AMZ172, AMZ174, AMZ176 and AMZ178) and a synopsis.

 

Note: Forecasts for zones AMZ170, AMZ172, AMZ174, AMZ176 and AMZ178 are provided by the Ocean Prediction Center and considered offshore zones for marine forecasts. The WFO Newport/Morehead City, NC only issues short term warnings for zones AMZ170, AMZ172, AMZ174, AMZ176 and AMZ178. Clicking on zones AMZ170 and AMZ172 links to the forecast for offshore zone ANZ830 - Currituck Beach Light to Cape Hatteras to 100 NM offshore and clicking on zones AMZ174, AMZ176 and AMZ178 links to the forecast for offshore zone ANZ833 - Cape Hatteras to Cape Fear to 100 NM Offshore.

Sounds, Bays and Rivers  Inner Coastal Waters Outer Coastal Waters
AMZ131: ALLIGATOR RIVER AMZ150: S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC TO OREGON INLET NC OUT TO 20 NM AMZ170: WATERS FROM CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC TO OREGON INLET NC OUT TO 20 TO 40 NM
AMZ135: PAMLICO SOUND AMZ152: S OF OREGON INLET NC TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT TO 20 NM AMZ172: WATERS FROM OREGON INLET NC TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT TO 20 TO 40 NM
AMZ136: PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS AMZ154: S OF CAPE HATTERAS NC TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT TO 20 NM AMZ174: WATERS FROM CAPE HATTERAS NC TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT TO 20 TO 40 NM
AMZ137: NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS AMZ156: S OF OCRACOKE INLET NC TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT TO 20 NM AMZ176: WATERS FROM OCRACOKE INLET NC TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT TO 20 TO 40 NM
AMZ158: S OF CAPE LOOKOUT NC TO SURF CITY NC OUT TO 20 NM AMZ158: S OF CAPE LOOKOUT NC TO SURF CITY NC OUT TO 20 NM AMZ178: WATERS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NC TO SURF CITY NC OUT TO 20 TO 40 NM
AMZ230: ALBEMARLE SOUND    
AMZ231: CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS    
     
     
     

map showing marine forecast zones near Morehead City, NC

Coastal Waters Forecast which includes the synopsis and all these zones

Special Marine Warning(s) and Marine Weather Statement(s) for these zones

Marine Weather Message for these zones

Surf Zone Forecast

Graphical Marine Forecasts are available here. Choose the map background and forecast element and zoom in to your area of interest.

Predicted Tides and Currents for these areas

Coastal Waters Forecasts are subdivided by zone, each identified by text description and a Universal Generic Code (UGC). The different colors used in the map above have no meaning and are only intended to assist in differentiating the zones.

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