Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Trent Woods, NC
April 28, 2025 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
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AMZ158 S Of Cape Lookout To N Of Surf City Nc Out 20 Nm- 223 Pm Edt Mon Apr 28 2025
Tonight - E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
Tue - SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
Tue night - SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Wed - SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon.
Wed night - SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight.
Thu - SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Thu night - SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Fri - SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
Fri night - SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms.
Sat - W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
Sat night - NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the evening.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
AMZ100 223 Pm Edt Mon Apr 28 2025
Synopsis for eastern north carolina coastal waters - Cooler high pressure remains over the area tonight. The high then shifts offshore tomorrow and will remain anchored of the se coast through at least Friday. A cold front will move through the region sometime this weekend.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Trent Woods, NC

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Core Creek Bridge Click for Map Mon -- 04:12 AM EDT -0.32 feet Low Tide Mon -- 06:19 AM EDT Sunrise Mon -- 06:34 AM EDT Moonrise Mon -- 09:54 AM EDT 2.27 feet High Tide Mon -- 04:09 PM EDT -0.29 feet Low Tide Mon -- 07:49 PM EDT Sunset Mon -- 09:21 PM EDT Moonset Mon -- 10:17 PM EDT 2.84 feet High Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Core Creek Bridge, North Carolina, Tide feet
12 am |
1.9 |
1 am |
1.1 |
2 am |
0.4 |
3 am |
-0.1 |
4 am |
-0.3 |
5 am |
-0.2 |
6 am |
0.3 |
7 am |
0.9 |
8 am |
1.6 |
9 am |
2.1 |
10 am |
2.3 |
11 am |
2.1 |
12 pm |
1.6 |
1 pm |
1 |
2 pm |
0.4 |
3 pm |
-0.1 |
4 pm |
-0.3 |
5 pm |
-0.1 |
6 pm |
0.4 |
7 pm |
1.1 |
8 pm |
1.9 |
9 pm |
2.5 |
10 pm |
2.8 |
11 pm |
2.8 |
Bogue Inlet Click for Map Mon -- 02:41 AM EDT -0.36 feet Low Tide Mon -- 06:21 AM EDT Sunrise Mon -- 06:36 AM EDT Moonrise Mon -- 08:41 AM EDT 2.44 feet High Tide Mon -- 02:38 PM EDT -0.32 feet Low Tide Mon -- 07:51 PM EDT Sunset Mon -- 09:04 PM EDT 3.05 feet High Tide Mon -- 09:22 PM EDT Moonset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Bogue Inlet, North Carolina, Tide feet
12 am |
0.9 |
1 am |
0.2 |
2 am |
-0.3 |
3 am |
-0.3 |
4 am |
-0 |
5 am |
0.6 |
6 am |
1.3 |
7 am |
1.9 |
8 am |
2.3 |
9 am |
2.4 |
10 am |
2.1 |
11 am |
1.5 |
12 pm |
0.8 |
1 pm |
0.2 |
2 pm |
-0.2 |
3 pm |
-0.3 |
4 pm |
0 |
5 pm |
0.7 |
6 pm |
1.5 |
7 pm |
2.3 |
8 pm |
2.8 |
9 pm |
3 |
10 pm |
2.9 |
11 pm |
2.4 |
Area Discussion for Newport/Morehead City, NC
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FXUS62 KMHX 281748 AFDMHX
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 148 PM EDT Mon Apr 28 2025
SYNOPSIS
Cooler high pressure remains over the area tonight. The high then shifts offshore tomorrow and will remain anchored of the SE coast through at least Friday. A cold front will move through the region sometime this weekend.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
As of 145 PM Mon...High pressure will gradually shift offshore tonight, with another quiet and clear night expected. Excellent radiational cooling conditions will develop, and allow for readings to drop into the upper 40s to low 50s inland overnight, while temps remain in the upper 50s to around 60 along the coast. Forecast soundings again look too dry for fog but with such strong radiational cooling could see some patchy ground fog develop late.
SHORT TERM /TUESDAY/
As of 145 PM Mon...Tuesday the surface ridge will begin a week long residency centered off the Southeast Coast while extending into the Carolinas. Thus we will see a continuation of the rather benign period of weather. Developing SW flow and associated warm advection will result in highs getting into the low 80s inland and mid 70s along the OBX.
LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/
As of 315 AM Monday...
KEY MESSAGES: -Warm and humid Wednesday through the end of the week
-Next potential cold front impacts the area this weekend bringing unsettled weather to ENC
Tuesday night through Thursday...Amplified upper level pattern will be in place into the end of the week with general troughing across the western CONUS and ridging over the Southeast and Mid- Atlantic through Thursday. A weak upper trough will pass well to the north of the Mid-Atlantic on Wednesday. Within the troughing to the west, a northern stream positively tilted trough will dive SE'wards across the Pacific NW and reach the the northern Plains by Thursday and this trough will eventually be our next potential weather maker for ENC this weekend. At the surface, ridging will be centered off the Southeast Coast and remain centered off the coast into the end of the week. As a result, a rather benign period of weather is expected with SW'rly flow prevailing allowing for a WAA regime to persist across Carolinas.
Wed, a weak shortwave will pass by to the north with associated surface cold front stalling in Virginia. The stalled front to the north will bring a low end chance for some showers and storms mainly north of Hwy 264 on Wed afternoon and evening, though little in the way of QPF is expected even if it did rain across this area given lack of forcing. This stalled front will then lift north as a warm front on Thursday as a developing low in the Southern Plains pushes NE'wards towards the Midwest keeping things dry and warm. With persistent SW'rly WAA regime and increasing low level thicknesses, expect highs to get into the mid 80s inland and upper 70s along the OBX while lows get down into the low to mid 60s each night.
Friday through the weekend...Upper ridging finally pushes offshore by the end of the week with the aforementioned upper trough in the northern Plains pushing E'wards as well this weekend while deepening. There are some minor differences in strength and exact track of this trough as it moves across the Eastern Seaboard with the GFS/ECMWF being the most progressive and the Canadian guidance being the slowest but general trend is for this trough to approach the area by Fri and push offshore by early next week at the latest. At the surface, deepening low pressure in the Midwest continues to track north and east towards Canada while its associated cold front quickly sweeps E'wards across the Ohio River Valley and eventually off the East Coast this weekend. There remain some minor differences in frontal timing but most guidance pushes the front off the coast on Sat. The one challenge for this weekend will be if we see any thunderstorm activity associated with this frontal passage and a prefrontal trough out ahead of the main front. GFS is the wettest guidance overall bringing a chance for showers and thunderstorms both Fri afternoon into Sat while the ECMWF and Canadian guidance holds precip off until the frontal passage on Sat. Either way most guidance does suggest we see thunderstorms during this time period with ensemble guidance showing at least a 50-70% chance of MLCAPE values above 500 J/kg both Fri afternoon and on Sat across ENC. With increasing wind shear expected as the upper trough approaches there is at least a low end concern for stronger storms either Fri or Sat. CIPS guidance as well as some ML/AI guidance does continue to hint at a non zero threat for severe weather Fri or Sat. Will have to continue to monitor the forecast trends to see if the threat increases or decreases with the approach of the aforementioned front. Otherwise above avg temps continue ahead of the front on Fri before temps trend closer to avg over the weekend.
AVIATION /17Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
SHORT TERM /through Tuesday Afternoon/...
As of 145 PM Mon...VFR conditions are expected to continue through Tuesday with cool and dry high pressure over the region. Aside from some areas of high clouds it will be clear with light winds less than 10 kts. Could see patches of ground fog develop early Tue due to the strong radiational cooling but should not be impactful to aviation operations.
LONG TERM /Tuesday night through Friday/...
As of 330 AM Monday...High pressure ridging will push offshore and remain centered off the Southeast Coast through Thursday bringing primarily VFR conditions across all of ENC into the end of the week. There is a low end chance at seeing some sub-VFR conditions on Friday with the approach of a cold front.
MARINE
SHORT TERM /through Tuesday/...
As of 145 PM Mon...Excellent boating conditions will continue through Tue with light winds and manageable seas thanks to high pressure over the region. Winds today will continue E/SE 5-15 kt as a sea breeze develops and moves inland through this evening.
Winds continue to veer overnight, and will become generally SE/S at 5-10 kts. SE winds will persist at 5-10 kts Tue morning as high pressure pushes offshore with winds gradually veering to a to a S to SW direction in the afternoon while increasing to 10-15 kts with gusts to 20 kt late. Seas will be mostly 2-4 ft through the period.
LONG TERM /Tuesday night through Friday/...
As of 330 AM Monday...No significant changes to the forecast as high pressure will remain in control for the most part through the period. This will bring a general lull in impactful marine conditions into the end of the week. Overnight Tue and into Wed, a cold front will approach the area and stall to the north which will allow for SW'rly winds to increase closer to 10-20 kts while seas remain around 2-4 ft. Front should stall to the north of the Carolinas limiting any shower or thunderstorm chances. As we get into Thurs, front lifts north as a warm front allowing the gradient to relax and for SW'rly winds to ease down to 10-15 kts and 2-4 ft seas. We do finally see our streak of benign boating conditions come to an end as a stronger cold front approaches from the west on Fri increasing winds closer to 15-20 kts with gusts up to 25 kts and 3-5 ft seas resulting in the potential for SCA conditions at the end of the workweek.
FIRE WEATHER
As of 7 AM Mon...
*Increased Fire Danger Possible This Afternoon Due to low RHs*
A dry airmass will hold on today, while temps climb into the 70s this afternoon. This will lead to RH values dropping to 20%-25% this afternoon. Additionally, extremely dry recent conditions have kept fuels dry despite the recent green up. The main limiting factor today will be winds, which will generally be below 15 mph, but will be changing direction abruptly this afternoon due to an inland advancing seabreeze.
MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...None.
MARINE...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 148 PM EDT Mon Apr 28 2025
SYNOPSIS
Cooler high pressure remains over the area tonight. The high then shifts offshore tomorrow and will remain anchored of the SE coast through at least Friday. A cold front will move through the region sometime this weekend.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
As of 145 PM Mon...High pressure will gradually shift offshore tonight, with another quiet and clear night expected. Excellent radiational cooling conditions will develop, and allow for readings to drop into the upper 40s to low 50s inland overnight, while temps remain in the upper 50s to around 60 along the coast. Forecast soundings again look too dry for fog but with such strong radiational cooling could see some patchy ground fog develop late.
SHORT TERM /TUESDAY/
As of 145 PM Mon...Tuesday the surface ridge will begin a week long residency centered off the Southeast Coast while extending into the Carolinas. Thus we will see a continuation of the rather benign period of weather. Developing SW flow and associated warm advection will result in highs getting into the low 80s inland and mid 70s along the OBX.
LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/
As of 315 AM Monday...
KEY MESSAGES: -Warm and humid Wednesday through the end of the week
-Next potential cold front impacts the area this weekend bringing unsettled weather to ENC
Tuesday night through Thursday...Amplified upper level pattern will be in place into the end of the week with general troughing across the western CONUS and ridging over the Southeast and Mid- Atlantic through Thursday. A weak upper trough will pass well to the north of the Mid-Atlantic on Wednesday. Within the troughing to the west, a northern stream positively tilted trough will dive SE'wards across the Pacific NW and reach the the northern Plains by Thursday and this trough will eventually be our next potential weather maker for ENC this weekend. At the surface, ridging will be centered off the Southeast Coast and remain centered off the coast into the end of the week. As a result, a rather benign period of weather is expected with SW'rly flow prevailing allowing for a WAA regime to persist across Carolinas.
Wed, a weak shortwave will pass by to the north with associated surface cold front stalling in Virginia. The stalled front to the north will bring a low end chance for some showers and storms mainly north of Hwy 264 on Wed afternoon and evening, though little in the way of QPF is expected even if it did rain across this area given lack of forcing. This stalled front will then lift north as a warm front on Thursday as a developing low in the Southern Plains pushes NE'wards towards the Midwest keeping things dry and warm. With persistent SW'rly WAA regime and increasing low level thicknesses, expect highs to get into the mid 80s inland and upper 70s along the OBX while lows get down into the low to mid 60s each night.
Friday through the weekend...Upper ridging finally pushes offshore by the end of the week with the aforementioned upper trough in the northern Plains pushing E'wards as well this weekend while deepening. There are some minor differences in strength and exact track of this trough as it moves across the Eastern Seaboard with the GFS/ECMWF being the most progressive and the Canadian guidance being the slowest but general trend is for this trough to approach the area by Fri and push offshore by early next week at the latest. At the surface, deepening low pressure in the Midwest continues to track north and east towards Canada while its associated cold front quickly sweeps E'wards across the Ohio River Valley and eventually off the East Coast this weekend. There remain some minor differences in frontal timing but most guidance pushes the front off the coast on Sat. The one challenge for this weekend will be if we see any thunderstorm activity associated with this frontal passage and a prefrontal trough out ahead of the main front. GFS is the wettest guidance overall bringing a chance for showers and thunderstorms both Fri afternoon into Sat while the ECMWF and Canadian guidance holds precip off until the frontal passage on Sat. Either way most guidance does suggest we see thunderstorms during this time period with ensemble guidance showing at least a 50-70% chance of MLCAPE values above 500 J/kg both Fri afternoon and on Sat across ENC. With increasing wind shear expected as the upper trough approaches there is at least a low end concern for stronger storms either Fri or Sat. CIPS guidance as well as some ML/AI guidance does continue to hint at a non zero threat for severe weather Fri or Sat. Will have to continue to monitor the forecast trends to see if the threat increases or decreases with the approach of the aforementioned front. Otherwise above avg temps continue ahead of the front on Fri before temps trend closer to avg over the weekend.
AVIATION /17Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
SHORT TERM /through Tuesday Afternoon/...
As of 145 PM Mon...VFR conditions are expected to continue through Tuesday with cool and dry high pressure over the region. Aside from some areas of high clouds it will be clear with light winds less than 10 kts. Could see patches of ground fog develop early Tue due to the strong radiational cooling but should not be impactful to aviation operations.
LONG TERM /Tuesday night through Friday/...
As of 330 AM Monday...High pressure ridging will push offshore and remain centered off the Southeast Coast through Thursday bringing primarily VFR conditions across all of ENC into the end of the week. There is a low end chance at seeing some sub-VFR conditions on Friday with the approach of a cold front.
MARINE
SHORT TERM /through Tuesday/...
As of 145 PM Mon...Excellent boating conditions will continue through Tue with light winds and manageable seas thanks to high pressure over the region. Winds today will continue E/SE 5-15 kt as a sea breeze develops and moves inland through this evening.
Winds continue to veer overnight, and will become generally SE/S at 5-10 kts. SE winds will persist at 5-10 kts Tue morning as high pressure pushes offshore with winds gradually veering to a to a S to SW direction in the afternoon while increasing to 10-15 kts with gusts to 20 kt late. Seas will be mostly 2-4 ft through the period.
LONG TERM /Tuesday night through Friday/...
As of 330 AM Monday...No significant changes to the forecast as high pressure will remain in control for the most part through the period. This will bring a general lull in impactful marine conditions into the end of the week. Overnight Tue and into Wed, a cold front will approach the area and stall to the north which will allow for SW'rly winds to increase closer to 10-20 kts while seas remain around 2-4 ft. Front should stall to the north of the Carolinas limiting any shower or thunderstorm chances. As we get into Thurs, front lifts north as a warm front allowing the gradient to relax and for SW'rly winds to ease down to 10-15 kts and 2-4 ft seas. We do finally see our streak of benign boating conditions come to an end as a stronger cold front approaches from the west on Fri increasing winds closer to 15-20 kts with gusts up to 25 kts and 3-5 ft seas resulting in the potential for SCA conditions at the end of the workweek.
FIRE WEATHER
As of 7 AM Mon...
*Increased Fire Danger Possible This Afternoon Due to low RHs*
A dry airmass will hold on today, while temps climb into the 70s this afternoon. This will lead to RH values dropping to 20%-25% this afternoon. Additionally, extremely dry recent conditions have kept fuels dry despite the recent green up. The main limiting factor today will be winds, which will generally be below 15 mph, but will be changing direction abruptly this afternoon due to an inland advancing seabreeze.
MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...None.
MARINE...None.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
BFTN7 - 8656483 - Beaufort, NC | 34 mi | 59 min | ESE 9.9G | 71°F | 71°F | 30.31 |
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