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Marine Weather and Tides
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10/6/2018 Colors of tide XTide graphs changed to emphasize that they were upgraded. See next note. Comments welcome. 10/4/2018 I have fixed XTide and updated the harmonic files. There were some name changes so you might have to click EDIT to find the new station name. |
Sunrise 6:44AM | Sunset 5:57PM | Friday February 22, 2019 11:00 AM EST (16:00 UTC) | Moonrise 9:38PM | Moonset 8:57AM | Illumination 89% | ![]() |
AMZ158 S Of Cape Lookout To N Of Surf City Nc Out 20 Nm- 923 Am Est Fri Feb 22 2019
.small craft advisory in effect through Saturday afternoon...
Rest of today..NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain late this morning, then rain likely this afternoon.
Tonight..NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
Sat..NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers.
Sat night..E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers.
Sun..SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers.
Sun night..W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
Mon..NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop.
Tue..NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se. Seas 1 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.small craft advisory in effect through Saturday afternoon...
Rest of today..NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft near shore. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain late this morning, then rain likely this afternoon.
Tonight..NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
Sat..NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers.
Sat night..E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. A chance of showers.
Sun..SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers.
Sun night..W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
Mon..NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop.
Tue..NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se. Seas 1 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Broad Creek, NC
Hourly EDIT Helplocation: 34.72, -76.91 debug
Area Discussion for - Newport/Morehead City, NC
  (on/off)  Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definitionFxus62 kmhx 221432 afdmhx area forecast discussion national weather service newport morehead city nc 932 am est Fri feb 22 2019 Synopsis A front will remain stalled to the south of the region through tonight. The front is expected to then lift back to the north as a warm front Saturday and Saturday night, resulting in a continued unsettled weather pattern. A strong cold front will cross the region Sunday. High pressure will build in from the northwest early next week. Near term until 6 pm this evening As of 930 am Friday... No major changes to the forecast. Temps are holding fairly steady at the moment, especially right along the coast. The cold front that crossed the region Thu night is forecast to stall off the southeast coast today and tonight. Strengthening northerly low level flow will lead to cooling throughout the day with todays high temps in the low to mid 50s likely to occur this morning. Along with the northerly flow, considerable clouds and areas of light rain will help to lower temps from late morning onward with readings in the 40s much of the day. Warm advection above the shallow cool dome will continue to result in areas of light rain today and tonight in a typical cad surface pressure pattern. The models are indicating a north to south gradient in precipitation with the heaviest amounts across the north and lighter amounts across the far southern counties with most locations receiving at least a light amount of measurable rain. Will continue categorical to likely pops. Short term 6 pm this evening through 6 am Saturday As of 315 am Friday... Cool, wet conditions are expected tonight with brisk northerly winds, a widespread low overcast cloud deck and continued areas of light rain, again with a north to south gradient in heaviest precipitation amounts. Not much of a diurnal change in temperatures is expected with lows 40-45 inland and mid 40s coast. Long term Saturday through Thursday As of 255 am fri... Mostly unsettled weather expected to the end of the weekend with persistent cold air damming and a stalled front to the south. A cold front crosses the region Sunday ushering in a brief period of dry high pressure to start the new week. Another round of unsettled weather is possible at the end of the period. Sat through Sunday... Warm front will persist near the coast Saturday then lift north of the region Sat night. Isent lift will cont Sat with areas of rain espcly NRN tier where have likely pops with chc to the s. Highs Sat will range from lower 50s inland to lower 60s most beaches. As the warm front lifts to the N Sat night precip chcs diminish with manly slight chc across the region. A non diurnal temperature curve appears probable Saturday night as the region comes under the influence of WAA ahead of a deep surface low lifting into the great lakes and associated cold front to the west. Mdls show limited moisture and very little QPF along and ahead of cold front Sunday... Cont low chc pops early diminishing and ending late. Very warm Sunday with inland areas well into the 70s with 65 to 70 beaches. Will become windy Sunday with SW winds of 15-25 mph, with some gusts up to 30 mph. Sunday night through tue... Dry high pres builds in thru Tue with temps not far from normal with highs lower 50s NE to around 60 lower 60s SW Mon and tue. |
Wed and thu... Models differ this period as next frontal system impacts the area. GFS much wetter than ECMWF which shows very little precip. Kept pops in slight chc to low chc range for now with seasonal highs in low mid 50s NE to lower 60s sw. Aviation 15z Friday through Tuesday Short term through tonight ... as of 545 am Friday... While predominately subVFR conditions are expected through the period, conditions will remain quite changeable through early this afternoon in periodic light rain drizzle. Could see a prolonged period of ifr conditions late today through tonight as the low levels become saturated leading to widespread low clouds typically associated with the cad surface pattern forecast for the area through tonight. Brisk northerly winds to 20 kt are expected through the period. Long term Saturday through Tuesday ... as of 255 am fri... Areas of rain will keep subVFR likely sat. Precip will taper off and mainly end Sat night with prob still some bouts of subVFR. Limited shra expected with cold front Sunday as area is in warm sector so expect mainlyVFR. Gusty sw winds expect Sunday.VFR will dominate Sun night thru Tue as dry high pres builds in from the nw. Marine Short term through tonight ... as of 545 am Friday... Sca's are in effect for the pamlico sound and the waters south of oregon inlet. The cold front pushed through the waters late Thu night and is forecast to stall southeast of the area through tonight. Strengthening n-ne flow 10 to 20 kt early this morning will strengthen to 20-25 kt south of oregon inlet and across the pamlico sound after 12z then continue through tonight. The flow across the northern waters and albemarle sound is forecast to increase to 10 to 20 kt through tonight. Seas will build to 5-7 ft today into tonight over the southern and central waters and 3-5 ft over the northern waters. Long term Saturday through Tuesday ... as of 255 am fri... Ne winds 15 to 25 kts early Sat will become ese 10 to 20 kts later sat. Seas will be in the 4 to 6 foot range much of the day central and SRN wtrs so extended the sca. Winds grad become SW 15 to 20 kts later Sat night ahead of approach cold front. SW winds peak Sunday 20 to 30 kts just ahead of front with seas building 6 to 9 feet. After front crosses winds become NW 20 to 25 kts Sun night thru early Mon then weaken to W around 15 kts late mon. Seas will grad subside below 6 ft by around mid day mon. Very light winds tue with high over region and seas will drop to 1 to 3 ft. Mhx watches warnings advisories Nc... None. Marine... Small craft advisory until 6 pm est Saturday for amz152-154- 156-158. Small craft advisory until 10 am est Saturday for amz135. Synopsis... Mhx near term... Jme eh short term... Jme long term... Rf ms aviation... Rf jme marine... Rf jme |
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off)  Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a mapStations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
BFTN7 - 8656483 - Beaufort, NC | 13 mi | 30 min | NE 13 G 22 | 53°F | 55°F | 1026.4 hPa | ||
CLKN7 - Cape Lookout, NC | 21 mi | 60 min | NNE 26 G 29 | 1025.6 hPa (+2.2) | ||||
41159 | 35 mi | 30 min | 64°F | 6 ft | ||||
41064 | 36 mi | 52 min | ENE 21 G 29 | 59°F | 64°F | 1023.8 hPa |
Wind History for Beaufort, NC
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Last 24hr | W G8 | SW G9 | SW | SW G9 | SW G7 | SW G8 | SW G6 | SW | W G7 | N | -- | -- | N | NE | NE | N | NE G11 | N G11 | NE G13 | NE G16 | NE G16 | NE G19 | N G16 | |
1 day ago | SE | E G12 | SE | SE G16 | SE | SE | SE | SE | S G9 | SW G10 | SW G8 | SW G6 | -- | SW | SW | SW G6 | SW | W G5 | NW | N | S | S | SW G10 | W G8 |
2 days ago | NE G17 | NE G15 | NE G14 | NE | NE G14 | NE G16 | NE G13 | N G16 | NE G12 | N | NE G13 | N | NE G17 | NE G13 | N G12 | NE G17 | NE G16 | NE G18 | NE G15 | NE G15 | NE G15 | NE G13 | N G14 | E |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airportsAirport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
Bogue Field Marine Corps Auxiliary Field, NC | 7 mi | 63 min | NE 11 | 10.00 mi | Overcast | 56°F | 41°F | 57% | 1025.9 hPa |
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, NC | 10 mi | 66 min | NE 15 G 21 | 10.00 mi | Overcast | 56°F | 42°F | 60% | 1025.7 hPa |
Beaufort Smith Field, NC | 13 mi | 62 min | NE 12 G 20 | 10.00 mi | Overcast | 55°F | 39°F | 55% | 1025.6 hPa |
Wind History from NJM (wind in knots)
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Last 24hr | W | W | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | Calm | Calm | Calm | N | E | E | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE G20 | NE G21 | NE | |
1 day ago | E | SE | E | E | E | Calm | SW | W | NW | NW | NW | W | SW | SW | NW | NW | NW | S | S | SW | W | |||
2 days ago | NE G18 | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | NE | NE | NE | N | NE | N | NE | NE | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | NE | NE | NE G17 | NE |
Tide / Current Tables for Spooner Creek, North Carolina
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Fri -- 05:56 AM EST -0.32 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 06:45 AM EST Sunrise
Fri -- 08:56 AM EST Moonset
Fri -- 11:47 AM EST 1.44 feet High Tide
Fri -- 05:56 PM EST Sunset
Fri -- 06:21 PM EST -0.30 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 09:37 PM EST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 05:56 AM EST -0.32 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 06:45 AM EST Sunrise
Fri -- 08:56 AM EST Moonset
Fri -- 11:47 AM EST 1.44 feet High Tide
Fri -- 05:56 PM EST Sunset
Fri -- 06:21 PM EST -0.30 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 09:37 PM EST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
12 am | 1 am | 2 am | 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
Tide / Current Tables for Coral Bay, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina
EDIT (on/off)  Help One Week of DataCoral Bay
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Fri -- 05:26 AM EST -0.43 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 06:45 AM EST Sunrise
Fri -- 08:55 AM EST Moonset
Fri -- 11:14 AM EST 1.84 feet High Tide
Fri -- 05:51 PM EST -0.40 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 05:56 PM EST Sunset
Fri -- 09:37 PM EST Moonrise
Fri -- 11:41 PM EST 1.83 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 05:26 AM EST -0.43 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 06:45 AM EST Sunrise
Fri -- 08:55 AM EST Moonset
Fri -- 11:14 AM EST 1.84 feet High Tide
Fri -- 05:51 PM EST -0.40 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 05:56 PM EST Sunset
Fri -- 09:37 PM EST Moonrise
Fri -- 11:41 PM EST 1.83 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
Weather Map and Satellite Images
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Wind Forecast for Newport/Morehead City, NC (11,2,3,4)
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