Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Jacksonville, NC
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AMZ158 S Of Cape Lookout To N Of Surf City Nc Out 20 Nm- 958 Pm Est Mon Dec 8 2025
.gale warning in effect until 2 am est Tuesday - .
Overnight - N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 6 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain late this evening.
Tue - N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave detail: E 6 ft at 11 seconds and N 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
Tue night - NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave detail: E 5 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight.
Wed - SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. NEar shore, seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: E 5 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 5 seconds, becoming sw 7 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon.
Wed night - W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 5 to 8 ft near shore. Wave detail: sw 9 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough.
Thu - NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: sw 6 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
Thu night - NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Fri - NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
Fri night - SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
Sat - NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon.
Sat night - N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
AMZ100 958 Pm Est Mon Dec 8 2025
Synopsis for eastern north carolina coastal waters - A cold front will move off the coast early today with low pressure developing along it, bringing strong winds and dangerous seas. High pressure will build back over the area mid week. Another low and cold front move in late in the week.low and
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Jacksonville, NC
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| New River Inlet Click for Map Mon -- 03:33 AM EST -0.28 feet Low Tide Mon -- 07:03 AM EST Sunrise Mon -- 10:05 AM EST 3.55 feet High Tide Mon -- 10:43 AM EST Moonset Mon -- 04:32 PM EST -0.17 feet Low Tide Mon -- 04:58 PM EST Sunset Mon -- 09:10 PM EST Moonrise Mon -- 10:32 PM EST 2.79 feet High Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
New River Inlet, North Carolina, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 1.8 |
| 1 am |
| 1 |
| 2 am |
| 0.2 |
| 3 am |
| -0.2 |
| 4 am |
| -0.2 |
| 5 am |
| 0.2 |
| 6 am |
| 0.9 |
| 7 am |
| 1.8 |
| 8 am |
| 2.7 |
| 9 am |
| 3.3 |
| 10 am |
| 3.6 |
| 11 am |
| 3.4 |
| 12 pm |
| 2.8 |
| 1 pm |
| 2 |
| 2 pm |
| 1.1 |
| 3 pm |
| 0.3 |
| 4 pm |
| -0.1 |
| 5 pm |
| -0.1 |
| 6 pm |
| 0.3 |
| 7 pm |
| 0.9 |
| 8 pm |
| 1.7 |
| 9 pm |
| 2.3 |
| 10 pm |
| 2.7 |
| 11 pm |
| 2.7 |
| Bogue Inlet Click for Map Mon -- 03:31 AM EST -0.26 feet Low Tide Mon -- 07:03 AM EST Sunrise Mon -- 10:02 AM EST 2.64 feet High Tide Mon -- 10:42 AM EST Moonset Mon -- 04:30 PM EST -0.15 feet Low Tide Mon -- 04:57 PM EST Sunset Mon -- 09:08 PM EST Moonrise Mon -- 10:29 PM EST 2.07 feet High Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Bogue Inlet, North Carolina, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 1.3 |
| 1 am |
| 0.7 |
| 2 am |
| 0.1 |
| 3 am |
| -0.2 |
| 4 am |
| -0.2 |
| 5 am |
| 0.1 |
| 6 am |
| 0.7 |
| 7 am |
| 1.4 |
| 8 am |
| 2 |
| 9 am |
| 2.5 |
| 10 am |
| 2.6 |
| 11 am |
| 2.5 |
| 12 pm |
| 2.1 |
| 1 pm |
| 1.4 |
| 2 pm |
| 0.8 |
| 3 pm |
| 0.2 |
| 4 pm |
| -0.1 |
| 5 pm |
| -0.1 |
| 6 pm |
| 0.2 |
| 7 pm |
| 0.7 |
| 8 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 9 pm |
| 1.8 |
| 10 pm |
| 2 |
| 11 pm |
| 2 |
Area Discussion for Newport/Morehead City, NC
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FXUS62 KMHX 082349 AFDMHX
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 649 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025
SYNOPSIS
A cold front will move off the coast today with low pressure developing along it, bringing a wintry mix to portions of the area. High pressure will build back over the area mid week.
Another low and cold front move in late in the week.
NEAR TERM /TONIGHT/
As of 645 PM Mon...
Key messages...
- Rain and snow this evening, with light snow accumulations for the northwest counties before midnight.
No real changes to the forecast this evening as a wintry mix of snow/sleet and rain continues to work its way across our far northern counties near Lenoir/Pitt/Greene/Beaufort, Martin, Washington and Tyrell Counties this evening with this activity forecast to quickly end from W-E over the next few hours. Given current trends a dusting mainly on grassy surfaces is becoming more likely, though max accumulations especially across Martin/Pitt and Washington COunties can't be ruled out just yet.
Prev Disc...Shortwave trough swings through the Southeast states and cyclogenesis occurs off the Carolina Coast through this eve. A combination of lowering thicknesses, along with column cooling through inc lift/uvv and precip loading will lead to rain changing to a ra/sn mix, possibly mostly snow for our nwrn counties. Latest obs indicate ra/sn line advancing south and east through the nrn parts of NC. Fcst on track with a ra/sn mix by the evening commute time, becoming predominantly snow before precip ends this evening. Snow showers possible as far east as the Hwy 17 corridor from J'ville to New Bern, northward towards Beaufort county, before precip comes to an end. Little to no (<0.5") accums expected outside of the advisory counties of Pitt, Martin, Washington.
Next threat for tonight will be patches of black ice, as temps drop through the 20s late tonight and into Tue AM.
SHORT TERM /TUESDAY/
As of 3 AM Monday...
Key messages...
- Patchy black ice early Tue. Wet roads from rain and snow tonight become icy, impacting the Tuesday morning commute.
Areas most susceptible to black ice will be elevated surfaces such as bridges and overpasses. Temps will be cold for early December, with highs generally only in the mid 40s for most locales. The good news is that the sun will finally make an appearance, though brisk northerly breezes will keep it on the cold side.
LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/
As of 3 PM Mon...
Key messages...
- Dry and seasonably cold mid week.
- Another cold front moves through late week, though it appears to pass through on the dry side.
Tuesday night and Wednesday...Dry conditions expected as high pressure builds back in at the surface. Highs warming back into the 50s to near 60 Wed as winds become SW. Good radiational cooling will bring lows into the 20s for most of Mainland ENC, with 30s on the beaches and OBX Tue night/Wed morning.
Thursday through Friday...A couple of northern stream shortwaves push across the area during the latter half of the week but moisture remains quite limited and guidance continues to trend downward with PoPs. At this time, ptype looks to remain all liquid, but pops lowered to only 10%.
Saturday through Monday...Much colder air expected behind the front for next weekend with highs back into the 40s and lows in the 20s, and possibly teens inland on Sunday night.
AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
As of 645 PM Mon...
Key Messages...
- MVFR/IFR ceilings and visibilities remaining in place this evening as rain changes to snow across ENC
- MVFR/IFR ceilings will hold on through most of tonight, until drier air finally moves in to the area early tomorrow morning and VFR returns
Widespread MVFR to IFR ceilings/vis are currently noted across ENC as light rain and some snow continue to make its way across ENC this evening.Ceilings likely hang around 700 ft to 1500 ft this evening with vis mixing between 7 SM to 2-4 SM in heavier snow showers tonight. Snow/rain tapers off late this evening, however low level stratus will be stubborn to dissipate until drier air moves in early tomorrow morning. VFR conditions will finally return to the airspace from west to east after midnight, and should persist through the rest of tomorrow.
Outlook: VFR conditions return until this weekend.
MARINE
As of 3 PM Mon...
Key Messages
- Strong winds and dangerous seas expected through tonight.
- Southwest winds increase with Small Craft Advisories expected, with Gales on the Gulf Stream possible Wednesday and Wednesday night.
Through Tue...A cold front passing through this afternoon with area of low pressure developing along it across the offshore waters bringing strong north to northeast winds through tonight.
Continue the Gale warning for all waters except the inland rivers with strong SCA conditions are expected. Seas build up to 7-11 ft across the northern and central waters and 5-9 ft south. Wind diminish fairly quickly Tuesday with seas slowly subsiding through Tuesday night.
Wed...The break in strong winds and high seas is short-lived, as a swrly gradient inc later Wed through Wed night, with speeds of 15-25 kt expected, and 25-35 kt over the warm Gulf waters south of Oregon Inlet. Seas build back up to 6-10 ft south of Oregon Inlet.
Thu through Fri...Winds and seas relax as high pres builds back into the region, with NW winds generally 5-15 kt and seas of 2-4 ft.
MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...Winter Weather Advisory until midnight EST tonight for NCZ029- 044-045.
MARINE...Gale Warning until 9 PM EST this evening for AMZ131-230-231.
Gale Warning until midnight EST tonight for AMZ135-150.
Small Craft Advisory until 2 AM EST Tuesday for AMZ136-137.
Gale Warning until 2 AM EST Tuesday for AMZ152-154-156-158.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 649 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025
SYNOPSIS
A cold front will move off the coast today with low pressure developing along it, bringing a wintry mix to portions of the area. High pressure will build back over the area mid week.
Another low and cold front move in late in the week.
NEAR TERM /TONIGHT/
As of 645 PM Mon...
Key messages...
- Rain and snow this evening, with light snow accumulations for the northwest counties before midnight.
No real changes to the forecast this evening as a wintry mix of snow/sleet and rain continues to work its way across our far northern counties near Lenoir/Pitt/Greene/Beaufort, Martin, Washington and Tyrell Counties this evening with this activity forecast to quickly end from W-E over the next few hours. Given current trends a dusting mainly on grassy surfaces is becoming more likely, though max accumulations especially across Martin/Pitt and Washington COunties can't be ruled out just yet.
Prev Disc...Shortwave trough swings through the Southeast states and cyclogenesis occurs off the Carolina Coast through this eve. A combination of lowering thicknesses, along with column cooling through inc lift/uvv and precip loading will lead to rain changing to a ra/sn mix, possibly mostly snow for our nwrn counties. Latest obs indicate ra/sn line advancing south and east through the nrn parts of NC. Fcst on track with a ra/sn mix by the evening commute time, becoming predominantly snow before precip ends this evening. Snow showers possible as far east as the Hwy 17 corridor from J'ville to New Bern, northward towards Beaufort county, before precip comes to an end. Little to no (<0.5") accums expected outside of the advisory counties of Pitt, Martin, Washington.
Next threat for tonight will be patches of black ice, as temps drop through the 20s late tonight and into Tue AM.
SHORT TERM /TUESDAY/
As of 3 AM Monday...
Key messages...
- Patchy black ice early Tue. Wet roads from rain and snow tonight become icy, impacting the Tuesday morning commute.
Areas most susceptible to black ice will be elevated surfaces such as bridges and overpasses. Temps will be cold for early December, with highs generally only in the mid 40s for most locales. The good news is that the sun will finally make an appearance, though brisk northerly breezes will keep it on the cold side.
LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/
As of 3 PM Mon...
Key messages...
- Dry and seasonably cold mid week.
- Another cold front moves through late week, though it appears to pass through on the dry side.
Tuesday night and Wednesday...Dry conditions expected as high pressure builds back in at the surface. Highs warming back into the 50s to near 60 Wed as winds become SW. Good radiational cooling will bring lows into the 20s for most of Mainland ENC, with 30s on the beaches and OBX Tue night/Wed morning.
Thursday through Friday...A couple of northern stream shortwaves push across the area during the latter half of the week but moisture remains quite limited and guidance continues to trend downward with PoPs. At this time, ptype looks to remain all liquid, but pops lowered to only 10%.
Saturday through Monday...Much colder air expected behind the front for next weekend with highs back into the 40s and lows in the 20s, and possibly teens inland on Sunday night.
AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
As of 645 PM Mon...
Key Messages...
- MVFR/IFR ceilings and visibilities remaining in place this evening as rain changes to snow across ENC
- MVFR/IFR ceilings will hold on through most of tonight, until drier air finally moves in to the area early tomorrow morning and VFR returns
Widespread MVFR to IFR ceilings/vis are currently noted across ENC as light rain and some snow continue to make its way across ENC this evening.Ceilings likely hang around 700 ft to 1500 ft this evening with vis mixing between 7 SM to 2-4 SM in heavier snow showers tonight. Snow/rain tapers off late this evening, however low level stratus will be stubborn to dissipate until drier air moves in early tomorrow morning. VFR conditions will finally return to the airspace from west to east after midnight, and should persist through the rest of tomorrow.
Outlook: VFR conditions return until this weekend.
MARINE
As of 3 PM Mon...
Key Messages
- Strong winds and dangerous seas expected through tonight.
- Southwest winds increase with Small Craft Advisories expected, with Gales on the Gulf Stream possible Wednesday and Wednesday night.
Through Tue...A cold front passing through this afternoon with area of low pressure developing along it across the offshore waters bringing strong north to northeast winds through tonight.
Continue the Gale warning for all waters except the inland rivers with strong SCA conditions are expected. Seas build up to 7-11 ft across the northern and central waters and 5-9 ft south. Wind diminish fairly quickly Tuesday with seas slowly subsiding through Tuesday night.
Wed...The break in strong winds and high seas is short-lived, as a swrly gradient inc later Wed through Wed night, with speeds of 15-25 kt expected, and 25-35 kt over the warm Gulf waters south of Oregon Inlet. Seas build back up to 6-10 ft south of Oregon Inlet.
Thu through Fri...Winds and seas relax as high pres builds back into the region, with NW winds generally 5-15 kt and seas of 2-4 ft.
MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...Winter Weather Advisory until midnight EST tonight for NCZ029- 044-045.
MARINE...Gale Warning until 9 PM EST this evening for AMZ131-230-231.
Gale Warning until midnight EST tonight for AMZ135-150.
Small Craft Advisory until 2 AM EST Tuesday for AMZ136-137.
Gale Warning until 2 AM EST Tuesday for AMZ152-154-156-158.
| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
| BFTN7 - 8656483 - Beaufort, NC | 39 mi | 42 min | N 8.9G | 38°F | 52°F | |||
| JMPN7 - 8658163 - Johnny Mercer Pier, Wrightsville Beach, NC | 39 mi | 42 min | N 14G | 36°F | 54°F | 30.15 | ||
| 41038 - ILM2 - 5 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC | 42 mi | 52 min | N 12G | 39°F | 58°F | |||
| 41064 | 42 mi | 52 min | NNE 27G | 44°F | 67°F | 30.10 | 40°F | |
| 41110 - Masonboro Inlet, NC | 42 mi | 34 min | 58°F | 5 ft | ||||
| 41159 | 42 mi | 34 min | 67°F | 8 ft | ||||
| MBNN7 | 43 mi | 60 min | NNE 8.9G | 37°F | 30.11 | 34°F | ||
| WLON7 | 44 mi | 42 min | 37°F | 53°F | 30.16 | |||
| CLKN7 - Cape Lookout, NC | 47 mi | 30 min | N 18G | 39°F | 30.11 | 38°F | ||
| 41037 - ILM3 - 27 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC | 49 mi | 52 min | N 23G | 45°F | 30.11 | 44°F | ||
| MBIN7 | 49 mi | 60 min | NNE 12G | 38°F | 30.13 | 33°F |
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