Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Kill Devil Hills, NC

Page Links:   Change Location   One Page   HELP   Default setup   Tides Week   Tides   SF Current Maps   Save   Recall

---

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Privacy and Cookie policy

---

---

7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Kill Devil Hills, NC

   Hourly   EDIT   Help

---

Area Discussion for - Newport/Morehead City, NC

      (on/off)   Help   NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definition
FXUS62 KMHX 081705 AFDMHX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 105 PM EDT Thu Jun 8 2023

SYNOPSIS
A frontal boundary will be stalled offshore through Friday. High pressure will then build into the area over the weekend. A cold front will impact the area Monday, potentially lingering nearby through midweek.

NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/
As of 1215 PM Thursday...A few showers are lingering along the coast mid day but will push offshore within the next hour. Low clouds are beginning to lift and scour out and expect partly to mostly sunny skies this afternoon. Overnight showers has helped dissipated some of the haziness this morning but still see quite a bit of smoke on satellite imagery so will maintain hazy wording the forecast today but don't expect much visibility reduction today. Weak shortwave energy will push through this afternoon into early evening and could see isolated showers or thunderstorms develop this afternoon, mainly Pamlico/Albemarle Peninsula and northern OBX where forcing will be somewhat better and coincident to greater instability, albeit meager at around 1000 J/kg at best, higher dewpoints in the mid 60s, and developing sea breeze convegence. Strong storms have developed to the north across central/eastern VA were mid levels laspe rates are high, however mid level lapse rates are expected to remain modest so the severe potential is low. Temps in the upper 60s/lower 70s across the region at noon and expect highs in the upper 70s to around 80 inland and mid 70s along the coast.

SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY/
As of 4 AM Thursday...As the embedded shortwave trough continues to move through the area, a small pocket of chance PoPs resides in the northeastern corner of the CWA. Later tonight and overnight into tomorrow looks much drier with the only mentionable PoPs staying offshore. Another round of patchy fog across the coastal plain is possible, but it should all be burned off just after sunrise. Overnight lows in the 50s inland and low 60s along the coast.

LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
As of 345 AM Thu...Weak backdoor cold front will bring limited rain chances Friday afternoon, with dry weather expected over the weekend. A cold front will bring showers and storms to the area Monday and Monday night, with significant forecast uncertainty for the middle of next week as the front could stall nearby or lift back over the area.

Thursday night through Sunday...A weak upper shortwave will cross the area later Friday, with a surface backdoor cold front working down the coast through the day. Though moisture will be limited, these two features could be enough to spawn some scattered showers across NE NC, including the Pamlico-Albemarle Peninsula. Otherwise, mild temps and dry conditions expected for the rest of the area.

Subsidence aloft and surface high pressure building in from the south and east bring dry weather over the weekend. Temps trending from several degrees below normal Friday to near normal Saturday and above normal Sunday as high pressure moves off the coast and WAA develops.

Monday through Thursday...Stacked low pressure deepens over the Great Lakes early next week, with the associated cold front bringing widespread showers and storms to ENC later Monday into Monday night. There are several variables that remain uncertain with this system, but the severe potential will require monitoring in the coming days.

The front could stall near, or maybe even over the area through the middle of next week, but limited low level moisture will keep limited rain chances in the forecast during this time.

AVIATION /16Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
SHORT TERM /through Friday/...
As of 1 PM Thursday...IFR/MVFR cigs are finally lifting and expect pred VFR conditions this afternoon. However, isolated tstms across NE rtes may bring brief sub-VFR conditions later this afternoon into early evening hours. Mainly clear skies and light winds will bring good radiational cooling tonight which is supportive of fog development but very dry air will reside just above the surface and widespread fog is not expected and guidance is not suggesting much fog with a few degrees dew point depressions through the overnight. Still think shallow fog will be possible with vsbys occasionally dropping to IFR/LIFR but impacts to aviation to will likely be minimal and should burn off quickly after sunrise. Pred VFR conditions expected Friday.

LONG TERM /Fri night through Tue/...
As of 345 Am Thu...VFR prevails late week through the weekend.
An approaching cold front could bring lowering ceilings and the potential for flight restrictions Monday into Monday night, with widespread showers and some thunderstorms also expected.

MARINE
SHORT TERM /through tonight/...
As of 4 AM Thursday...Ideal boating conditions stick around through the period with variable winds 5-10kt and 2-3ft seas.
Chance of showers but a lack of instability should limit any thunderstorm development except possibly over the warmer Gulf Stream waters.

LONG TERM /Thu through Mon/...
As of 345 AM Thu...Weak backdoor cold front crossing the area Friday will bring a modest N to NE wind surge, but still only light to moderate winds expected Friday through Sunday with gusty conditions nearshore as the sea breeze develops each afternoon. The gradient could tighten enough to eventually necessitate SCAs ahead of the next front Monday, with moderate to breezy S to SW winds potentially persisting through the middle of next week.

MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...None.
MARINE...None.

---

Weather Reporting Stations

   EDIT       (on/off)   Help   NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map

toggle option: (graph/table)

Wind History for Duck, NC

(wind in knots)    EDIT      (on/off)   Help

---

Airport Reports

    EDIT      (on/off)   Help   Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.

Link to 5 minute data for KFFA

toggle option: (graph/table)
Wind History from FFA (wind in knots)

---

Tide / Current Tables for Kitty Hawk (ocean), North Carolina

   EDIT   Weekend mode (on/off)   (on/off)   Help   One Week of Data