Coastal Marine Zone Forecast
Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras 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
AMZ152-030900-
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-
535 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT

TONIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 65 KT...BECOMING N 50 TO 70 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 90 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT...DOMINANT PERIOD 15 SECONDS...BUILDING
TO 26 FT...DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED TSTMS.

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 40 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT...DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS...SUBSIDING
TO 15 FT...DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS
LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING.

FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 

SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

MON
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

TUE
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 3 FT.  
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.