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Marine Weather and Tides
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| Sunrise 6:31AM | Sunset 6:07PM | Thursday March 4, 2021 4:10 AM EST (09:10 UTC) | Moonrise 12:00AM | Moonset 9:58AM | Illumination 69% |  |
AMZ156 S Of Ocracoke Inlet To Cape Lookout Nc Out 20 Nm- 114 Am Est Thu Mar 4 2021
.small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through Friday morning...
Rest of tonight..NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Thu..NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Thu night..N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight.
Fri..N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
Fri night..NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Sat..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Sat night..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Sun..N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
Mon..N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, then 1 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to flat.
.small craft advisory in effect from late tonight through Friday morning...
Rest of tonight..NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Thu..NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Thu night..N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight.
Fri..N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
Fri night..NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Sat..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Sat night..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Sun..N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
Mon..N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, then 1 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to flat.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Atlantic, NC
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Area Discussion for - Newport/Morehead City, NC
(on/off) Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definitionFXUS62 KMHX 040828 AFDMHX
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 328 AM EST Thu Mar 4 2021
SYNOPSIS. A dry cold front will push south across the area this afternoon. High pressure builds back in tonight through the weekend, while a developing offshore low is expected to move well south and east of the region over the weekend.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/. As of 245 AM Thursday . Broad cyclonic flow continues over the eastern CONUS today with an upper low centered over the Canadian maritimes. Deep WNW downslope flow will bring mainly sunny skies and warm temps ahead of a dry backdoor cold front that will push through the area this afternoon. Low level thicknesses support highs in the mid 60s though some MOS guidance is forecasting upper 60s to around 70, especially SW sections. NE sections expected to be a bit cooler with the front having the most impact here initially. The OBX expected to see highs in the mid 50s with upper 50s/lower 60s across the Pamlico/Albemarle peninsula.
SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/. As of 300 AM Thursday . High pressure builds in from the NW tonight with CAA ramping up after midnight bringing windy conditions along the coast. Lows expected in the low to mid 30s.
LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/. As of 245 AM Thu . Mostly dry weather expected through the period. Below normal temps to start off, with temperatures gradually moderating next week.
Friday through Sunday . High pressure will build over the area with cool and dry weather expected. Low pressure will develop off the SE coast this weekend. Guidance continues to show excellent run to run consistency and agreement with low track, keeping it well suppressed off the SE coast. Low level thickness values support highs in the mid 40s to low 50s with mostly sunny skies. Good radiational cooling set up each night with clear skies and calm winds. Main change was to lower forecast lows a few degrees. Lows in the upper 20s to low 30s each night, with most locations dropping below freezing.
Monday through Thursday . The surface high will crest over the area Mon and Tue with continued dry weather and moderating temps with highs in the 50s Mon and 60s Tue. High pressure will shift off the coast Wednesday ahead of the next approaching frontal system. Will keep forecast dry late week with still some uncertainty with timing of the next front. Temps will continue to warm as flow becomes SW mid week. Highs back into the mid 60s and 70s.
AVIATION /08Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/. Short Term /Through Tonight/ . As of 2 AM Thursday . Pred VFR conditions expected with mainly clear skies through the TAF period. METARs indicating patchy fog at a few terminals early this morning, especially EWN and PGV, but it is shallow and not expected to have any impacts to aviation. Additionally, the fog is not even showing up on PGV or EWN web cams. NW winds gusts to around 15-20 kt expected at the TAF sites late this morning and afternoon.
Long Term /Thursday through Sunday/ . As of 245 AM Thu . Pred VFR conditions expected through the period with high pressure in control.
MARINE. Short Term /Through Thursday/ . As of 315 AM Thursday . W to SW winds around 10 kt or less across the waters this morning with 2-3 ft seas northern waters and 3-5 ft central/southern waters. A backdoor cold front will push across the waters this afternoon with winds across the northern and central waters becoming N around 10-20 kt. Guidance showing winds weakening some this evening, but a stronger surge develops after midnight with northerly winds around 15-25 kt with gusts to around 30 kt possible and will continue the SCA for all but the inland rivers. Seas build to 4-6 ft across the northern/central waters and 2-5 ft southern waters late tonight.
Long Term /Thursday night through Sunday/ . As of 245 AM Thu . SCA conditions will continue into Friday with moderate northerly flow and seas 4-6 ft north of Ocracoke and 3-5 ft south. Breezy northerly winds 15-25 kt will diminish through the day, becoming N/NW 10-15 kt late. Another brief CAA surge late Fri night into Sat morning with NNW/N winds increasing to 15-20 kt, then again becoming N/NW 5-15 kt Sat afternoon. Gradient tightens Sunday as low pressure passes well southeast of the waters. A few gusts to 25 kt will be possible across the outer central waters Sunday and Sunday evening, with seas building to 3-5 ft. Moderate northerly winds continue Mon morning diminishing to 5-15 kt by afternoon and seas subsiding to 2-4 ft.
MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. NC . None. MARINE . Small Craft Advisory from 1 AM to 11 AM EST Friday for AMZ135- 156-158. Small Craft Advisory from 2 AM to 9 AM EST Friday for AMZ131- 230-231. Small Craft Advisory from midnight tonight to 5 PM EST Friday for AMZ150-152-154.
SYNOPSIS . MHX NEAR TERM . SK SHORT TERM . SK LONG TERM . JME/CQD AVIATION . CQD/SK MARINE . CQD/SK/BM
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| CLKN7 - Cape Lookout, NC | 20 mi | 71 min | W 5.1 G 5.1 | 51°F | 1013.7 hPa (-1.0) | |||
| BFTN7 - 8656483 - Beaufort, NC | 21 mi | 53 min | NNW 1 G 1.9 | 48°F | 54°F | 1013.8 hPa | ||
| HCGN7 - 8654467 - Hatteras, NC | 41 mi | 53 min | WSW 5.1 G 6 | 49°F | 56°F | 1012.7 hPa |
Wind History for Beaufort, NC
(wind in knots) EDIT (on/off) Help| 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 | 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | |
| Last 24hr | NE G10 | NE G11 | NE G12 | N G14 | NE G15 | N G13 | NE G12 | N G17 | N | N G14 | N G14 | N | N G12 | N | N | NW | N | N | W | -- | W | -- | N | NW |
| 1 day ago | N G19 | N | N G17 | N | N G15 | N G14 | NE G15 | NE G11 | N | N G12 | NE G13 | NE G12 | NE G9 | E | E G9 | NE | NE | NE | E | NE G8 | NE | NE G9 | NE G12 | NE G13 |
| 2 days ago | SW G14 | SW G9 | SW G13 | SW G14 | SW G16 | W G17 | SW G15 | SW G16 | N G9 | -- | S | S G16 | W G5 | SW G5 | W | SW G6 | N G19 | NW G11 | N G11 | N G18 | N G17 | N G16 | N G15 |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| Piney Island, Bt-11 Bombing Range, NC | 12 mi | 75 min | SW 5 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 42°F | 41°F | 96% | 1013.5 hPa |
| Beaufort Smith Field, NC | 20 mi | 73 min | N 0 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 43°F | 40°F | 89% | 1013.3 hPa |
Link to 5 minute data for KNBT
Wind History from NBT (wind in knots)
| 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 | 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | |
| Last 24hr | NE | NE | NE | NE | N | NE G17 | N | N | N G16 | NE | NE | N | NE | NE | E | E | E | SW | Calm | S | S | SW | SW | |
| 1 day ago | N G19 | N | N | N G24 | N G22 | NE G19 | NE | NE | NE | E | E | NE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | NE | ||||
| 2 days ago | SW G28 | SW G29 | SW G30 | SW G32 | SW G25 | SW G21 | SW G23 | SW | NW G26 | NW | W | S | SW G18 | W | W | NW G19 | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW G21 | NW G23 | N |
Tide / Current Tables for North River Bridge, North Carolina
EDIT Weekend mode (on/off) (on/off) Help One Week of DataNorth River Bridge
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Thu -- 01:15 AM EST 2.00 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:31 AM EST Sunrise
Thu -- 08:21 AM EST -0.09 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 09:58 AM EST Moonset
Thu -- 01:39 PM EST 1.66 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:05 PM EST Sunset
Thu -- 08:25 PM EST -0.14 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 01:15 AM EST 2.00 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:31 AM EST Sunrise
Thu -- 08:21 AM EST -0.09 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 09:58 AM EST Moonset
Thu -- 01:39 PM EST 1.66 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:05 PM EST Sunset
Thu -- 08:25 PM EST -0.14 feet Low Tide
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 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Tide / Current Tables for Harkers Island Bridge, North Carolina
EDIT (on/off) Help One Week of DataHarkers Island Bridge
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Thu -- 12:58 AM EST 1.78 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:31 AM EST Sunrise
Thu -- 07:44 AM EST -0.09 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 09:58 AM EST Moonset
Thu -- 01:22 PM EST 1.48 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:05 PM EST Sunset
Thu -- 07:48 PM EST -0.14 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 12:58 AM EST 1.78 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:31 AM EST Sunrise
Thu -- 07:44 AM EST -0.09 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 09:58 AM EST Moonset
Thu -- 01:22 PM EST 1.48 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:05 PM EST Sunset
Thu -- 07:48 PM EST -0.14 feet Low Tide
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 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
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