Coastal Marine Zone Forecast
Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke 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
AMZ154-030900-
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
535 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT

TONIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 70 KT...BECOMING N 55 TO 75 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 90 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 TO 25 FT...DOMINANT PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS.

FRI
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 65 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 20 FT...DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT...
DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING.

FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 

SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 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 TO 15 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.