Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Beaufort, NC
March 28, 2024 10:25 AM EDT (14:25 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 6:57 AM Sunset 7:27 PM Moonrise 9:53 PM Moonset 7:30 AM |
AMZ158 S Of Cape Lookout To N Of Surf City Nc Out 20 Nm- 721 Am Edt Thu Mar 28 2024
.gale warning in effect from 11 am edt this morning through Friday morning - .
Today - SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late this morning, then becoming N 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft this afternoon. NEar shore, seas 2 to 4 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to choppy late this morning, then increasing to very rough this afternoon. A slight chance of tstms until late afternoon. Showers.
Tonight - NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Dominant period 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening.
Fri - NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Dominant period 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
Fri night - W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Dominant period 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
Sat - W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
Sat night - SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after midnight.
Sun - SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Mon - SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
AMZ100 721 Am Edt Thu Mar 28 2024
Synopsis for eastern north carolina coastal waters - A coastal low and associated frontal system will impact the area through Friday bringing the potental for gale force winds and dangerous seas to the area on Thursday. High pressure then builds in from the south over the weekend with another frontal passage likely in middle of next week.
Area Discussion for - Newport/Morehead City, NC
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 740 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024
SYNOPSIS
A coastal low will move along the Crystal Coast today, followed quickly by a cold front passage. High pressure then builds in from the south over the weekend with another frontal passage likely early next week.
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/
As of 400 AM Thursday...
**Coastal low to impact ENC with heavy rain, gusty winds, and coastal impacts on Thursday**
An upper level trough will translate east from the TN Valley to the Carolinas on Thursday. Strong mid-level height falls beneath the trough, plus a modestly diffluent flow aloft, will support the development of a deepening surface low along an eastward- moving frontal boundary. Guidance has remained consistent with a surface low track very near, or just offshore, of the Crystal Coast/Southern OBX. As the low quickly deepens, the surface winds will also quickly respond, with a period of moderate N/NW winds developing from west to east through the day. For most of the area, this will likely equate to a period of 25-35 mph winds. Closer to the coast where the gradient will be the strongest, gusts of 35-40+ mph appear plausible. Worst case scenario, a few gusts to 45+ mph may occur. Based on the above, we'll hold off on a Wind Advisory for now due to lower confidence in reaching 45 mph along the coast.
As the low deepens, a warm front will lift north and stall along the coast. This will setup an area of enhanced low-level convergence near and north of the low and warm front.
Additionally, ahead of the advancing wave, an area of diffluent flow aloft will overspread the area, supporting increased large- scale forcing for ascent. Strong WAA will occur ahead of the low as well. The strong dynamics plus anomalously high PWATs will support a period of moderate to heavy rain during the morning and early afternoon hours. Instability will be weak, which will tend to keep rainfall rates from being overly excessive. However, ensemble guidance still suggests rainfall rates of 0.50"+/hr will occur for several hours, with event total rainfall topping out in the 1-3" range for most areas.
Where convection occurs, rainfall amounts as high as 3-5" will be possible. This will especially be the case for areas that see multiple rounds of rain through the rest of the night into the morning along and west of hwy 17. The ongoing Flood Watch covers the entirety of the CWA Along the coast, rainfall amounts may not be as high as further inland. However, the coast is where the heaviest rainfall fell during the last coastal low, and is where soils may be more susceptible to some hydro issues. For additional details, please see the "Hydro" section of the AFD. For additional details regarding the coastal flooding potential, please see the "Coastal Flood" section below.
Despite strong deep layer shear in place, elevated instability is forecast to be weak (<250 j/kg), which should keep the risk of severe weather very low.
By the evening axis of heaviest rain will be over OBX and Inner Banks, quickly pushing offshore tonight as the coastal low lifts from the SC coast to our east.
SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY/
As of 400 AM Wednesday...
**Coastal low to impact ENC with gusty winds and coastal impacts Thursday night**
Coastal low will quickly exit off to the north and east Thursday night.
Coastal low will be located just offshore near Cape Hatteras and will be pushing further north and east while strengthening as the evening progresses. Any leftover rainfall associated with this low will finally end from west to east through Thursday night thus ending our heavy rainfall threat with just the potential for up to an additional 0.1" inches of rain to fall overnight Thursday, Winds will still remain elevated overall across ENC with NW'rly winds gusting to 20-30 mph across our inland zones and 30-45 mph across the coast and OBX overnight as the gradient tightens between the deepening low and encroaching high.
LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
As of 330 AM Thurs...High pressure builds in from the south on Friday and remains in place through the weekend resulting in benign weather across ENC. Next potential frontal boundary then impacts the area early to mid week next week.
Friday through Sunday... Upper level trough will be to the north and east of the Carolinas to start the period and continue to push further away while zonal flow sets up aloft on Fri and Sat before broad upper ridging extends over ENC on Sun. At the surface low pressure system that had impacted the region on Thurs will continue to move further away while a ridge of high pressure builds in from the south and west and extends over the Carolinas to start our weekend. This will bring a return to our fair weather on Fri with mo clear skies and temps getting into the mid to upper 60s inland and low 60s across the OBX.
Zonal flow remains overhead on Sat with a weak mid level shortwave riding along this flow to our north. At the surface associated frontal boundary will be located to the north with a weak low riding E'wards along the front while surface ridging continues to extend N'wards into the Carolinas. While we expect to remain precip free on Sat some additional cloud cover may begin to sneak into our northern zones Sat afternoon and evening, though with breezy SW'rly surface winds and increasing low level thicknesses expecting a rather pleasant day overall with high temps getting into the mid 70s inland and upper 60s along the OBX, while lows remain rather warm Sat night only getting down into the mid 50s. As we step into Sunday upper ridging briefly builds overhead as a positively tilted upper trough begins to dig into the western CONUS. At the surface, ridging begins to slide off to the east while pesky surface front to our north dips slightly S'wards nearing the CWA Sun evening with yet another weak surface low riding E'wards along the boundary, this will allow additional cloud cover to build further south across the area, though we expect to generally remain precip free Sun as well.
Highs get into the low 80s inland and near 70 across the OBX.
Monday through midweek next week... Upper level trough quickly pushes E'wards nearing the Eastern Seaboard by midweek. Associated low and cold front also quickly march E'wards on Mon bringing our next best threat for precip on Tue. Front quickly pushes offshore by Wed with fair weather forecast to return from Wed onwards. Temps generally remain above avg on Mon and Tue with near avg temps forecast behind the frontal passage on Wed.
AVIATION /11Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
SHORT TERM /through 00z Thursday/...
As of 700 AM Thursday...Widespread IFR conditions as thunderstorms have moved past the TAF sites towards the coast. A line of widespread showers with slight chances of thunder are moving into the CWA Low clouds persist between these two features, and will continue into the evening, where conditions will quickly switch from MVFR/IFR to VFR as the coastal low lifts to the northeast. Gusty northerly winds are in store for the evening today, and LLWS concerns exist, particularly east of hwy 17, for much of the day today. Foggy conditions continue for NOBX, and will likely remain until incoming rain scours it out through the afternoon.
LONG TERM /Thursday night through Monday/...
As of 330 AM Thurs...Expecting predominantly VFR conditions through much of the period as high pressure ridging builds in from the south. We will see some gusty W to SW'rly winds each afternoon on Fri and Sat with gusts above 20 kts possible each day, as the pressure gradient takes a few days to relax behind a departing low pressure system. Next potential threat for some sub-VFR ceilings or vis look to be Mon night into Tues with the approach of our next frontal boundary.
MARINE
SHORT TERM /through Thursday/...
As of 400 AM Thursday...
Marine fog threat continues for coastal waters north of Ocracoke, along with all sounds and Alligator River. Extended the marine fog advisory to 11Z with continued dense fog observed at this point.
N/NE winds 10-20 kt across northern waters turn to southerly 10-15 kt south of Cape Hatteras behind a warm front. This warm front will not move much further north, stalling out until the coastal low quickly moves NE through the day Thursday. Seas are currently 4-5 feet, with some 6 footers possible as you approach the Gulf Stream.
Marine conditions will rapidly deteriorate through today as a coastal low tracks NE'wards and deepens Thu afternoon and evening. Winds will become N-NW'rly behind the departing coastal low and cold front and increasing rapidly with widespread 20-30 kt winds with 25-40 kt gusts found across the inland sounds and rivers Thu afternoon and evening with 25-35 kt winds with 40-45 kt gusts found across our coastal waters.
Dangerous marine conditions will persist through Thursday night.
LONG TERM /Friday through Monday/...
As of 330AM Thursday... Low pressure system that had impacted our waters on Thursday will quickly move further off to the north and east on Friday, though hazardous marine conditions will continue to persist into the weekend as the pressure gradient remains tight over the area. Current forecast suggests widespread 15-25 kt W'rly winds with gusts ranging from 25-25 kts across all waters Fri morning. This will keep a mix of SCA and Gale headlines up across just about all of our waters save some of the inland rivers where SCA headlines may have just ended. Conditions will gradually ease through the morning on Fri as the low pushes further away and ridging builds overhead allowing the gradient to relax with W'rly winds easing down to 10-20 kts by Fri evening with gusts in excess of 25 kts.
Headlines then quickly drop from W to E Sat into Sun as winds ease further with winds becoming SW'rly and decreasing down to 5-15 kts by Sun and generally remain around these speeds through early next week. Seas start out around 6-9 ft on Fri but then quickly lower with the lighter winds on Sat down to 4-7 ft with seas forecast to fall to 2-5 ft by Sun.
HYDROLOGY
As of 400 AM Thursday...
Persistent showers and thunderstorms will impact ENC Thursday along a slow moving boundary and associated coastal low, finally abating in the evening for western portions of the CWA and overnight for OBX. Heavy showers have started moving into western portions of the CWA at the time of this update with rainfall rates of 1"/hr+. Several hours of 0.50"/hr+ rainfall rates will support a widespread 1-3" of rain, with higher amounts of 3-5" possible. A Flood Watch is in effect for this potential for the entire CWA While coastal regions will likely observe less rainfall compared to the coastal plain as the coastal low speeds up, soils are wetter from recent rain, resulting in an increased runoff risk. 6hr flash flood guidance suggests event totals of 3-4"+ would support an increased flood risk. The peak rainfall rates are expected from now to 2pm on Thursday, and this is when the greatest flash flood risk would occur. This also falls during the morning commute which could add to the impact. Smaller creeks and rivers will be the first to respond, with larger rivers responding by this weekend, especially as runoff from upstream works towards the coast.
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING
As of 550 AM Wednesday... Overall not much change in the forecast as a deepening low pressure system currently located off the SC/NC coast will track NE'wards along the Crystal Coast and Southern Outer Banks this morning and afternoon, then shift out to sea tonight. Strengthening northerly winds will quickly develop on later this morning and afternoon, and last into Friday morning. An extended period of northerly winds will lead to an increased risk of soundside flooding for Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands. The potential for coastal flooding may be exacerbated by weakened dune structures from previous events. At this time, we are still expecting 1-2 ft AGL of inundation in those areas. As a result the coastal flood advisories remain in effect from 8PM tonight until 2PM Friday.
As the low pulls away, another round of large, breaking waves and ocean overwash will impact oceanside areas from Ocracoke north through the Northern Outer Banks. Though seas are quite a bit lower this morning, generally around 5-6 ft across the Northern Outer Banks and down towards Ocracoke., seas will rapidly increase this afternoon with long period 5-9 ft seas forecast. As a result have kept the high surf advisory in effect through Friday morning. After Friday morning aforementioned low pressure will quickly pull away from the area resulting in seas lowering down to 4-6 ft and thus ending the high surf threat.
MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...Flood Watch through this evening for NCZ029-044>047-079>081- 090>092-094-193>196-198-199-203>205.
High Surf Advisory until 8 AM EDT Friday for NCZ203-205.
Coastal Flood Advisory from 8 PM this evening to 2 PM EDT Friday for NCZ204-205.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM EDT Friday for AMZ131-230-231.
Gale Warning from 1 PM this afternoon to 3 AM EDT Friday for AMZ135.
Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM EDT Friday for AMZ136-137.
Gale Warning from 2 PM this afternoon to 7 AM EDT Friday for AMZ150.
Gale Warning from 2 PM this afternoon to 9 AM EDT Friday for AMZ152-154.
Gale Warning from 11 AM this morning to 8 AM EDT Friday for AMZ156-158.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 740 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024
SYNOPSIS
A coastal low will move along the Crystal Coast today, followed quickly by a cold front passage. High pressure then builds in from the south over the weekend with another frontal passage likely early next week.
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/
As of 400 AM Thursday...
**Coastal low to impact ENC with heavy rain, gusty winds, and coastal impacts on Thursday**
An upper level trough will translate east from the TN Valley to the Carolinas on Thursday. Strong mid-level height falls beneath the trough, plus a modestly diffluent flow aloft, will support the development of a deepening surface low along an eastward- moving frontal boundary. Guidance has remained consistent with a surface low track very near, or just offshore, of the Crystal Coast/Southern OBX. As the low quickly deepens, the surface winds will also quickly respond, with a period of moderate N/NW winds developing from west to east through the day. For most of the area, this will likely equate to a period of 25-35 mph winds. Closer to the coast where the gradient will be the strongest, gusts of 35-40+ mph appear plausible. Worst case scenario, a few gusts to 45+ mph may occur. Based on the above, we'll hold off on a Wind Advisory for now due to lower confidence in reaching 45 mph along the coast.
As the low deepens, a warm front will lift north and stall along the coast. This will setup an area of enhanced low-level convergence near and north of the low and warm front.
Additionally, ahead of the advancing wave, an area of diffluent flow aloft will overspread the area, supporting increased large- scale forcing for ascent. Strong WAA will occur ahead of the low as well. The strong dynamics plus anomalously high PWATs will support a period of moderate to heavy rain during the morning and early afternoon hours. Instability will be weak, which will tend to keep rainfall rates from being overly excessive. However, ensemble guidance still suggests rainfall rates of 0.50"+/hr will occur for several hours, with event total rainfall topping out in the 1-3" range for most areas.
Where convection occurs, rainfall amounts as high as 3-5" will be possible. This will especially be the case for areas that see multiple rounds of rain through the rest of the night into the morning along and west of hwy 17. The ongoing Flood Watch covers the entirety of the CWA Along the coast, rainfall amounts may not be as high as further inland. However, the coast is where the heaviest rainfall fell during the last coastal low, and is where soils may be more susceptible to some hydro issues. For additional details, please see the "Hydro" section of the AFD. For additional details regarding the coastal flooding potential, please see the "Coastal Flood" section below.
Despite strong deep layer shear in place, elevated instability is forecast to be weak (<250 j/kg), which should keep the risk of severe weather very low.
By the evening axis of heaviest rain will be over OBX and Inner Banks, quickly pushing offshore tonight as the coastal low lifts from the SC coast to our east.
SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY/
As of 400 AM Wednesday...
**Coastal low to impact ENC with gusty winds and coastal impacts Thursday night**
Coastal low will quickly exit off to the north and east Thursday night.
Coastal low will be located just offshore near Cape Hatteras and will be pushing further north and east while strengthening as the evening progresses. Any leftover rainfall associated with this low will finally end from west to east through Thursday night thus ending our heavy rainfall threat with just the potential for up to an additional 0.1" inches of rain to fall overnight Thursday, Winds will still remain elevated overall across ENC with NW'rly winds gusting to 20-30 mph across our inland zones and 30-45 mph across the coast and OBX overnight as the gradient tightens between the deepening low and encroaching high.
LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
As of 330 AM Thurs...High pressure builds in from the south on Friday and remains in place through the weekend resulting in benign weather across ENC. Next potential frontal boundary then impacts the area early to mid week next week.
Friday through Sunday... Upper level trough will be to the north and east of the Carolinas to start the period and continue to push further away while zonal flow sets up aloft on Fri and Sat before broad upper ridging extends over ENC on Sun. At the surface low pressure system that had impacted the region on Thurs will continue to move further away while a ridge of high pressure builds in from the south and west and extends over the Carolinas to start our weekend. This will bring a return to our fair weather on Fri with mo clear skies and temps getting into the mid to upper 60s inland and low 60s across the OBX.
Zonal flow remains overhead on Sat with a weak mid level shortwave riding along this flow to our north. At the surface associated frontal boundary will be located to the north with a weak low riding E'wards along the front while surface ridging continues to extend N'wards into the Carolinas. While we expect to remain precip free on Sat some additional cloud cover may begin to sneak into our northern zones Sat afternoon and evening, though with breezy SW'rly surface winds and increasing low level thicknesses expecting a rather pleasant day overall with high temps getting into the mid 70s inland and upper 60s along the OBX, while lows remain rather warm Sat night only getting down into the mid 50s. As we step into Sunday upper ridging briefly builds overhead as a positively tilted upper trough begins to dig into the western CONUS. At the surface, ridging begins to slide off to the east while pesky surface front to our north dips slightly S'wards nearing the CWA Sun evening with yet another weak surface low riding E'wards along the boundary, this will allow additional cloud cover to build further south across the area, though we expect to generally remain precip free Sun as well.
Highs get into the low 80s inland and near 70 across the OBX.
Monday through midweek next week... Upper level trough quickly pushes E'wards nearing the Eastern Seaboard by midweek. Associated low and cold front also quickly march E'wards on Mon bringing our next best threat for precip on Tue. Front quickly pushes offshore by Wed with fair weather forecast to return from Wed onwards. Temps generally remain above avg on Mon and Tue with near avg temps forecast behind the frontal passage on Wed.
AVIATION /11Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
SHORT TERM /through 00z Thursday/...
As of 700 AM Thursday...Widespread IFR conditions as thunderstorms have moved past the TAF sites towards the coast. A line of widespread showers with slight chances of thunder are moving into the CWA Low clouds persist between these two features, and will continue into the evening, where conditions will quickly switch from MVFR/IFR to VFR as the coastal low lifts to the northeast. Gusty northerly winds are in store for the evening today, and LLWS concerns exist, particularly east of hwy 17, for much of the day today. Foggy conditions continue for NOBX, and will likely remain until incoming rain scours it out through the afternoon.
LONG TERM /Thursday night through Monday/...
As of 330 AM Thurs...Expecting predominantly VFR conditions through much of the period as high pressure ridging builds in from the south. We will see some gusty W to SW'rly winds each afternoon on Fri and Sat with gusts above 20 kts possible each day, as the pressure gradient takes a few days to relax behind a departing low pressure system. Next potential threat for some sub-VFR ceilings or vis look to be Mon night into Tues with the approach of our next frontal boundary.
MARINE
SHORT TERM /through Thursday/...
As of 400 AM Thursday...
Marine fog threat continues for coastal waters north of Ocracoke, along with all sounds and Alligator River. Extended the marine fog advisory to 11Z with continued dense fog observed at this point.
N/NE winds 10-20 kt across northern waters turn to southerly 10-15 kt south of Cape Hatteras behind a warm front. This warm front will not move much further north, stalling out until the coastal low quickly moves NE through the day Thursday. Seas are currently 4-5 feet, with some 6 footers possible as you approach the Gulf Stream.
Marine conditions will rapidly deteriorate through today as a coastal low tracks NE'wards and deepens Thu afternoon and evening. Winds will become N-NW'rly behind the departing coastal low and cold front and increasing rapidly with widespread 20-30 kt winds with 25-40 kt gusts found across the inland sounds and rivers Thu afternoon and evening with 25-35 kt winds with 40-45 kt gusts found across our coastal waters.
Dangerous marine conditions will persist through Thursday night.
LONG TERM /Friday through Monday/...
As of 330AM Thursday... Low pressure system that had impacted our waters on Thursday will quickly move further off to the north and east on Friday, though hazardous marine conditions will continue to persist into the weekend as the pressure gradient remains tight over the area. Current forecast suggests widespread 15-25 kt W'rly winds with gusts ranging from 25-25 kts across all waters Fri morning. This will keep a mix of SCA and Gale headlines up across just about all of our waters save some of the inland rivers where SCA headlines may have just ended. Conditions will gradually ease through the morning on Fri as the low pushes further away and ridging builds overhead allowing the gradient to relax with W'rly winds easing down to 10-20 kts by Fri evening with gusts in excess of 25 kts.
Headlines then quickly drop from W to E Sat into Sun as winds ease further with winds becoming SW'rly and decreasing down to 5-15 kts by Sun and generally remain around these speeds through early next week. Seas start out around 6-9 ft on Fri but then quickly lower with the lighter winds on Sat down to 4-7 ft with seas forecast to fall to 2-5 ft by Sun.
HYDROLOGY
As of 400 AM Thursday...
Persistent showers and thunderstorms will impact ENC Thursday along a slow moving boundary and associated coastal low, finally abating in the evening for western portions of the CWA and overnight for OBX. Heavy showers have started moving into western portions of the CWA at the time of this update with rainfall rates of 1"/hr+. Several hours of 0.50"/hr+ rainfall rates will support a widespread 1-3" of rain, with higher amounts of 3-5" possible. A Flood Watch is in effect for this potential for the entire CWA While coastal regions will likely observe less rainfall compared to the coastal plain as the coastal low speeds up, soils are wetter from recent rain, resulting in an increased runoff risk. 6hr flash flood guidance suggests event totals of 3-4"+ would support an increased flood risk. The peak rainfall rates are expected from now to 2pm on Thursday, and this is when the greatest flash flood risk would occur. This also falls during the morning commute which could add to the impact. Smaller creeks and rivers will be the first to respond, with larger rivers responding by this weekend, especially as runoff from upstream works towards the coast.
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING
As of 550 AM Wednesday... Overall not much change in the forecast as a deepening low pressure system currently located off the SC/NC coast will track NE'wards along the Crystal Coast and Southern Outer Banks this morning and afternoon, then shift out to sea tonight. Strengthening northerly winds will quickly develop on later this morning and afternoon, and last into Friday morning. An extended period of northerly winds will lead to an increased risk of soundside flooding for Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands. The potential for coastal flooding may be exacerbated by weakened dune structures from previous events. At this time, we are still expecting 1-2 ft AGL of inundation in those areas. As a result the coastal flood advisories remain in effect from 8PM tonight until 2PM Friday.
As the low pulls away, another round of large, breaking waves and ocean overwash will impact oceanside areas from Ocracoke north through the Northern Outer Banks. Though seas are quite a bit lower this morning, generally around 5-6 ft across the Northern Outer Banks and down towards Ocracoke., seas will rapidly increase this afternoon with long period 5-9 ft seas forecast. As a result have kept the high surf advisory in effect through Friday morning. After Friday morning aforementioned low pressure will quickly pull away from the area resulting in seas lowering down to 4-6 ft and thus ending the high surf threat.
MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...Flood Watch through this evening for NCZ029-044>047-079>081- 090>092-094-193>196-198-199-203>205.
High Surf Advisory until 8 AM EDT Friday for NCZ203-205.
Coastal Flood Advisory from 8 PM this evening to 2 PM EDT Friday for NCZ204-205.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM EDT Friday for AMZ131-230-231.
Gale Warning from 1 PM this afternoon to 3 AM EDT Friday for AMZ135.
Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM EDT Friday for AMZ136-137.
Gale Warning from 2 PM this afternoon to 7 AM EDT Friday for AMZ150.
Gale Warning from 2 PM this afternoon to 9 AM EDT Friday for AMZ152-154.
Gale Warning from 11 AM this morning to 8 AM EDT Friday for AMZ156-158.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
BFTN7 - 8656483 - Beaufort, NC | 0 mi | 56 min | E 7G | 55°F | 57°F | 29.80 | ||
CLKN7 - Cape Lookout, NC | 10 mi | 86 min | ENE 22G | 55°F | 29.83 | |||
41064 | 38 mi | 78 min | WNW 5.8G | 67°F | 71°F | 29.80 | 66°F | |
41159 | 38 mi | 60 min | 71°F | 4 ft |
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Airport Reports
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KMRH MICHAEL J SMITH FIELD,NC | 1 sm | 18 min | N 06 | 10 sm | Overcast | Lt Rain | 57°F | 55°F | 94% | 29.82 |
KNKT CHERRY POINT MCAS /CUNNINGHAM FIELD/,NC | 17 sm | 20 min | N 10 | 4 sm | Overcast | Thunderstorm Lt Rain Mist | 52°F | 52°F | 100% | 29.85 |
KNJM BOGUE FIELD MCALF,NC | 19 sm | 28 min | N 10 | 9 sm | Overcast | Lt Rain | 54°F | 52°F | 94% | 29.83 |
Tide / Current for Duke Marine Lab, Beaufort, North Carolina (sub)
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Duke Marine Lab, Beaufort, North Carolina (sub), Tide feet
North River Bridge
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Thu -- 12:10 AM EDT 1.94 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:58 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:13 AM EDT 0.14 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 08:29 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 12:31 PM EDT 1.68 feet High Tide
Thu -- 07:07 PM EDT 0.16 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:24 PM EDT Sunset
Thu -- 10:52 PM EDT Moonrise
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Thu -- 12:10 AM EDT 1.94 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:58 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:13 AM EDT 0.14 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 08:29 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 12:31 PM EDT 1.68 feet High Tide
Thu -- 07:07 PM EDT 0.16 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:24 PM EDT Sunset
Thu -- 10:52 PM EDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
North River Bridge, North Carolina, Tide feet
12 am |
1.9 |
1 am |
1.9 |
2 am |
1.6 |
3 am |
1.3 |
4 am |
0.9 |
5 am |
0.5 |
6 am |
0.3 |
7 am |
0.1 |
8 am |
0.2 |
9 am |
0.5 |
10 am |
1 |
11 am |
1.4 |
12 pm |
1.6 |
1 pm |
1.7 |
2 pm |
1.5 |
3 pm |
1.2 |
4 pm |
0.9 |
5 pm |
0.5 |
6 pm |
0.3 |
7 pm |
0.2 |
8 pm |
0.3 |
9 pm |
0.6 |
10 pm |
1.1 |
11 pm |
1.5 |
Morehead City, NC,
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