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Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Belhaven, NC

February 19, 2025 6:20 AM EST (11:20 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 6:47 AM   Sunset 5:56 PM
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AMZ135 Pamlico Sound- 505 Am Est Wed Feb 19 2025

.gale warning in effect through late tonight - .

Today - NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt late. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A slight chance of rain early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning. Rain this afternoon.

Tonight - N winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain in the evening, then rain with a slight chance of snow after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Thu - NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the morning, then a slight chance of snow in the afternoon.

Thu night - NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Fri - NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Fri night - NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

Sat - N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft.

Sat night - SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less.

Sun - NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

Sun night - N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
AMZ100 505 Am Est Wed Feb 19 2025

Synopsis for eastern north carolina coastal waters - A coastal low is forecast to cross area waters through tonight. Winds and seas peak when low passes through the area tonight - Thurs morning. Marine conditions improve late week but headlines likely linger into weekend.

7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Belhaven town, NC
   
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Tide / Current for Ocracoke, Ocracoke Island, North Carolina
  
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Ocracoke
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Wed -- 05:58 AM EST     0.28 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:45 AM EST     Sunrise
Wed -- 10:01 AM EST     Moonset
Wed -- 11:49 AM EST     0.76 feet High Tide
Wed -- 05:27 PM EST     0.17 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 05:50 PM EST     Sunset
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Tide / Current for Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina
  
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Wed -- 05:53 AM EST     0.30 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:45 AM EST     Sunrise
Wed -- 10:02 AM EST     Moonset
Wed -- 11:43 AM EST     1.48 feet High Tide
Wed -- 05:47 PM EST     0.18 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 05:50 PM EST     Sunset
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Area Discussion for Newport/Morehead City, NC
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FXUS62 KMHX 191015 CCA AFDMHX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 505 AM EST Wed Feb 19 2025

SYNOPSIS
Low pressure will track just off the NC coast later today and tonight and bring a wintry mix of precipitation to eastern NC.
Arctic high pressure will follow and migrate from the northern Plains to the Middle Atlantic, producing cold and dry weather late Thu into Sat. A warming trend is expected Sunday into early next week.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
As of 5 AM Wed...

KEY MESSAGES

- Confidence is high that wintry weather will occur leading to significant impacts from accumulating snow, sleet, and ice.

- An increase in area and amounts of freezing rain expected over portions of ENC, while snow amounts are slightly less.

- Preexisting Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories continue.

Main change with this forecast update was to delay the start time of the warnings and advisories for most counties in the southern half of the FA, as precip should be liquid for most of the day today. Increased icing (freezing rain) amounts for most areas under the winter storm warnings. In fact, we are expecting some areas to get close to 0.50" of fzra, which would begin to have bigger implications for power outages and tree damage.

Wave of low pressure cutting across Florida leads to further sharpening of offshore troughing leading to cyclogenesis just off of the NC coast through today/tonight. The low, while rapidly deepening in response to moderate mid- level height falls overspreading the region, will pass just offshore around midnight Wednesday and continue to lift into the Nern Atlantic lateweek. The low will bring a variety of precipitation types to ENC with rain along the immediate coast for a good portion of the event, snow to the far north, and a mix of sleet and freezing rain in between.

All liquid precip overspreads the FA from S to N this morning as the trough sharpens into the low and moisture rich midlevel flow off the Gulf opens up ahead of the approaching trough aloft. As this initial band of rain works over the Inner Banks and approaches the Coastal Plain, the strengthening cold wedge at the SFC will lead to periods of freezing rain and sleet in the transition zone and some snow mixing in in far nrn areas where the depth of subfreezing air is greater. As the low strengthens and approaches from the SW, cold and dry advection strengthens which will actually lead to T's actually falling through the afternoon due to strong wet bulbing, expanding the area of freezing rain and sleet Sward with it by late in the day today. Expecting all precip along and E of HWY17 to remain liquid through the afternoon, and therefore delayed start time of the WSW's accordingly. Eventually all precip is expected to transition to wintry mix of snow and freezing rain by early evening, before ending most locations by dawn Thu. Possibly mix hanging on along the immediate coast. Trying to determine where the dividing line between the snow/sleet and freezing rain is still uncertain, with some of the CAM's indicating more sleet than snow, therefore cutting down on snow amounts acrs the north. For this reason have backed off a bit on snow totals far north, though still within the warning criteria range.
This will unfortunately mean a larger area of more significant fzra, with a larger footprint of 0.25" to as high as 0.50" possible for much of the coastal plain south through interior Onslow. Amounts reaching or exceeding 0.50" may have bigger implications for power outages due to the weight of ice on powerlines and trees.

Coastal Onslow and western Carteret counties will see rain today, but a period of freezing rain is possible tonight before the precipitation ends. Have therefore delayed start time of the winter wx advisory for these zones until 7PM tonight.

The northern Outer Banks continue to show the greatest variations in model solutions ranging from more significant snow and sleet, to mostly rain. Remained on the more pessimistic side of guidance there with potential for higher snowfall totals near the Albemarle Sound, especially for areas north of Kitty Hawk to Duck.

Finally, have adjusted Mainland Dare to an advisory, as should be mostly rain here with just some wet snow or sleet mixing in with minimal impacts. Very little fzra is expected here.



SHORT TERM /THURSDAY/
As of 5 AM Wed...Heavy wintry precip will have since ended by Thu AM, though some wrap around snow showers are possible later Thu morning to early afternoon with upper low pivoting through.
These sn showers will produce little impact, with accums less than a half inch. It will be cold and blustery with highs only in the low/mid 30s, and wind chills well down into the 20s even during the afternoon hours.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/
As of 340 AM Wednesday...Very cool and dry to end the week with temps moderating and precip chances increasing late in the period.

Thu- Although the offshore low will have departed, the upper low/trough will swing through Thu. There should be enough residual moisture for this feature to kick off a few light snow showers in the morning through early afternoon. Just a dusting of accumulation is expected. It will remain cold with highs only in the 30s combined with a stiff NW wind.

Late week - Early Weekend: In the wake of the mid-week system, guidance continues to show a solid signal for dry weather and below to well below normal temperatures as cool arctic high pressure builds toward Eern Seaboard Fri then shifts offshore late Saturday.

Late weekend - Early Next Week: Some moisture is expected as another low approaches the area with models indicating large differences on how much precipitation will occur. Thus will limit PoPs to 20-30% confined mainly to the immediate coast.
Highs are forecast to warm into the 40s Sat, the 50s Sunday and Mon, and 60s on Tue.

AVIATION /10Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
SHORT TERM /through tonight/...
As of 340 AM Wed...VFR conditions will continue early this morning. However, an extended period of sub-VFR conditions will develop later this morning as a winter storm unfolds across Eastern NC. A mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain, and plain rain will develop over the area today and last through tonight, with a messy transition zone across Eastern NC. This leads to lower confidence on precip types and visibilities, but areas that see snow would likely have visibilities reduced to IFR levels from early this afternoon into tonight. The more confident hazard to aviation will be low ceilings developing late this morning, and likely dropping to IFR levels by early afternoon. IFR ceilings will continue tonight and could slowly lower to LIFR levels.

LONG TERM /Thursday through Sunday/...
As of 340 AM Wednesday...

Sub VFR conditions with IFR ceilings and gusty winds are expected Thu morning with ceilings becoming MVFR in the afternoon. Expecting mainly VFR conditions Fri-Sunday as the weather is mostly influenced by high pressure.

MARINE
SHORT TERM /through tonight/...
As of 5 AM Wed...Sharpening coastal trough will approach the coast and the resultant gradient will bring a marked increase in northeasterly winds today. At the same time coastal low pressure will strengthen as it moves off of the NC coast through tonight.
Gale warnings cont for the coastal waters and Pamlico Sound as a result, with SCA conditions for the rest of the sounds and inland rivers. Seas will respond by building to as high as 11 feet for the coastal waters.

LONG TERM /Thursday through Sunday/...
As of 340 AM Wednesday...

Strong winds and elevated seas will continue Thu into Fri as the pulls away and cold advection aids the northerly flow. N to NW winds 20-30 kt are expected Thu and Thu night with 6-10 ft seas. Winds decrease to 10-20 kt Fri with seas subsiding to 3-6 ft. N winds will be 10-15 kt Fri then NW 10 kt or less Sunday.
Seas subside to 3-5 ft Sat and 2-4 ft Sunday.

MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...Winter Storm Warning from 10 AM this morning to 10 AM EST Thursday for NCZ029-044>046-079-080-090-091-193.
Winter Weather Advisory from 1 PM this afternoon to 10 AM EST Thursday for NCZ047-081.
Winter Storm Warning from 4 PM this afternoon to 10 AM EST Thursday for NCZ092-094-194-198.
Winter Weather Advisory from 7 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Thursday for NCZ195-199.
Winter Storm Warning until 10 AM EST Thursday for NCZ203.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 1 PM EST Friday for AMZ131-230-231.
Gale Warning until 5 AM EST Thursday for AMZ135-152-154-156- 158.
Small Craft Advisory until 7 AM EST Friday for AMZ136-137.
Gale Warning from 6 PM this evening to 5 AM EST Thursday for AMZ150.


Weather Reporting Stations
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Stations Dist Age Wind AirWater WavesinHgDewPt
HCGN7 - 8654467 - Hatteras, NC 52 mi51 minENE 13G18 45°F 48°F30.26
BFTN7 - 8656483 - Beaufort, NC 57 mi51 minNE 8.9G11 45°F 51°F30.18
ORIN7 - 8652587 - Oregon Inlet Marina, NC 58 mi51 minENE 16G24 40°F 47°F30.30


Wind History for USCG Station Hatteras, NC
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KOCW WASHINGTONWARREN,NC 24 sm15 minNNE 0910 smClear32°F28°F86%30.30

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