Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet, NC out 20 NM Marine Forecast
| Today...Sw Winds 10 To 15 Kt, Increasing To 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 25 Kt Late. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Wave Detail: Sw 3 Ft At 4 Seconds And Se 2 Ft At 7 Seconds. |
| Tonight...Sw Winds 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 30 Kt. Seas 3 To 5 Ft. Wave Detail: S 5 Ft At 5 Seconds And Se 2 Ft At 9 Seconds. |
| Sat...Sw Winds 15 To 20 Kt. Gusts Up To 25 Kt In The Morning. Seas 4 To 5 Ft. Wave Detail: S 4 Ft At 5 Seconds And Se 2 Ft At 9 Seconds. |
| Sat Night...Sw Winds 15 To 20 Kt. Seas Around 4 Ft. Wave Detail: S 3 Ft At 5 Seconds And Se 3 Ft At 9 Seconds. |
| Sun...S Winds 15 To 20 Kt. Seas 4 To 5 Ft. Wave Detail: Se 5 Ft At 10 Seconds And S 3 Ft At 5 Seconds. |
| Sun Night...S Winds 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 25 Kt. Seas 4 To 6 Ft. Wave Detail: S 5 Ft At 6 Seconds And Se 5 Ft At 10 Seconds. A Chance Of Showers After Midnight. |
| Mon...S Winds 20 To 25 Kt. Seas 6 To 8 Ft. A Chance Of Showers And Tstms. |
| Mon Night...Sw Winds 20 To 25 Kt. Seas 7 To 9 Ft. Showers With A Chance Of Tstms. |
| Tue...N Winds 20 To 25 Kt. Seas 5 To 8 Ft. Showers With A Chance Of Tstms In The Morning, Then A Chance Of Showers In The Afternoon. |
| Tue Night...Ne Winds 15 To 20 Kt. Seas 5 To 7 Ft. Winds And Seas Higher In And Near Tstms. |
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 712am EDT Fri Mar 28 2025 Synopsis Dry through most of the weekend with high pressure residing offshore. The next cold front to move through the area is expected on Monday. High pressure will build in behind this system Tuesday and Wednesday. Near Term - Until 7pm This Evening As of 0700 Friday...SFC high pressure meanders offshore with weak mid level ridging temporarily building over FL and then the Atlantic behind the departing trough aloft. Breezy S-SWerly flow bringing moister air over the FA. Despite the increase in Tds, temps will be warmer than the past few days with abundant sunshine after morning clouds clear from S to N, keeping RHs in the upper 20 to low 30%s inland. This results in another day of fire weather concerns. See FIRE WEATHER section for more information. MaxT ~80 inland ahead of the seabreeze, near 70 for beaches. .SHORT TERM /7pm THIS EVENING THROUGH 6am SATURDAY/... As of 0345 Friday...Quiet weather continues with high offshore leading to benign conditions overnight. New airmass ushered in by the Serly flow and upper level cloud coverage building overnight from SW to NE will lead to notably warmer overnight temps. MinTs in the upper 50s most, low 60s beaches. Long Term - Saturday Through Thursday As of 330am Fri...High pressure shifts offshore Friday and strengthens over the western Atlantic this weekend with above normal conditions developing. A slow moving but strong cold front will into the region late Sunday, and cross through Eastern NC either late Monday or early Tuesday. Cooler high pressure builds back in behind this system later Tuesday and Wednesday. Saturday and Sunday...High pressure will build over the western Atlantic this weekend, with above normal conditions expected. Highs will reach the upper 70s to low 80s Saturday and Sunday. By Sunday a slow moving frontal system will move into the SE US, and though clouds will increase, it now looks like any rain showers moving into the area will be delayed until Sunday night. Monday and Monday Night...Very warm and potentially unsettled conditions will continue ahead of a strong cold front Monday. However, the highest chances for showers and thunderstorms will be with the frontal passage, which will be sometime late Monday evening through early Tuesday morning. Favorable conditions for severe weather may develop as well, with strong wind shear expected along the front and some instability, however the unfavorable time of day the storms will move through the area may limit the extent of the severe threat. Tuesday through Thursday...Cooler and drier conditions are expected behind the front Tuesday and Wednesday as high pressure builds back in form the north. Temps will be near normal with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. Cold Air Advection will be brief as heights quickly build Wednesday, and above normal temps will return by Thursday with highs in the low to even mid 80s possible. Marine SHORT TERM /Through Friday/... As of 0420 Friday...Fair boating conditions early Fri with SFC high settling offshore where it will slowly drift Eward through the weekend. Light Serly winds 10 kt or less early build to 10-15kt through the morning with seas 2-3ft. S-SWerly winds strengthen to 10-20kt this afternoon and evening, and waves become 2-4 ft as a result. SCA (Small Craft Advisory) continues for coastal waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Lookout this evening into Saturday morning for 25-30kt gusts. There are some zones that were very marginal that I opted to not issue SCAs (Small Craft Advisories) for. Nern coastal and inland waters will likely see a 2-3hr window of 25kt gusts this evening, but with the brevity and majority of the area in each zone not seeing criteria, have opted to hold off issuing any headlines for these zones. Winds relax some after midnight but remain 10-15. Long Term - Saturday Through Tuesday As of 3am Fri...With high pressure offshore this weekend, SW winds will be strong but look to stay under Small Craft criteria until late Sunday night. By early Monday, winds will increase as the gradient tightens ahead of a cold front, and Small Craft conditions are likely to develop across most of the coastal waters and sounds. Winds will increase to SW 20-30 kts Monday through early Tuesday morning when winds turn to the NW at 15-25 kts behind the cold front. Seas will be mostly 3-5 ft through Sunday, and then will build to 5-8 ft Monday. Seas peak Monday night at 6-9 ft, and then slowly subside through the day Tuesday. Fire Weather As of 0430 Friday...Abnormally dry conditions persist after minimal rainfall from the last few FROPAs and persistently low Tds have only dried already dry fuels. Increasing S-SWerly flow will become gusty 20-25mph in the afternoon. While moisture will increase, so will temps, keeping MinRHs on the order of 25-35% inland, resulting in another day of fire weather concerns. Saturday, continued moisture advection should help decrease fire weather concerns, despite the dry fuels. NOAA Newport/Morehead City NC Office - Watches - Warnings - Advisories NC...None. Marine Small Craft Advisory from 5pm this afternoon to 6am EDT Saturday for AMZ152(Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC)-154-156. |
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