Coastal Marine Zone Forecast
Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC

FZUS52 KMHX 022135 AAA
CWFMHX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
535 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010
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
AMZ150-030900-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
535 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT

TONIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 60 KT...INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT...DOMINANT PERIOD 15 SECONDS...BUILDING
TO 20 FT...DOMINANT PERIOD 15 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS.
ISOLATED TSTMS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

FRI
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 80 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT...DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS...SUBSIDING
TO 15 FT...DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS
LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING.

FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 

SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

MON
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 

MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

TUE
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT.  
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.