Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout, NC out 20 NM Marine Forecast
| Today...N Winds 10 To 15 Kt. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Wave Detail: Ne 3 Ft At 5 Seconds And S 3 Ft At 6 Seconds. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers A Moderate Chop. |
| Tonight...Nw Winds 10 To 15 Kt. Seas 2 To 3 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 3 Ft At 4 Seconds And Ne 3 Ft At 7 Seconds. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers A Moderate Chop. |
| Mon...Ne Winds 10 To 15 Kt. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Wave Detail: Ne 3 Ft At 6 Seconds And Sw 1 Ft At 4 Seconds. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers A Moderate Chop. |
| Mon Night...E Winds Around 10 Kt, Becoming Se After Midnight. Seas 2 To 3 Ft. Wave Detail: Ne 3 Ft At 7 Seconds And Se 2 Ft At 3 Seconds. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers Light Chop. |
| Tue...S Winds 10 To 15 Kt, Increasing To 15 To 20 Kt In The Afternoon. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Wave Detail: S 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. A Chance Of Showers In The Afternoon. |
| Tue Night...Sw Winds 15 To 20 Kt. Gusts Up To 25 Kt After Midnight. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Wave Detail: S 4 Ft At 6 Seconds And E 1 Ft At 8 Seconds. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers Choppy. A Chance Of Showers. |
| Wed...Sw Winds 15 To 20 Kt. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers Choppy. A Chance Of Showers. |
| Wed Night...W Winds 15 To 20 Kt, Becoming Nw After Midnight. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers Choppy. A Chance Of Showers In The Evening. |
| Thu...Nw Winds 15 To 20 Kt. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers Choppy. |
| Thu Night...Nw Winds 15 To 20 Kt. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers Choppy. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 600am EST Sunday Nov 23 2025 Synopsis High pressure dominates the region through early this week before another frontal system brings the next chance of rain late Tuesday through Wednesday. Cool and dry high pressure then builds in behind this system Thanksgiving through the rest of the week. Near Term - Through Today As of 6am Sun...No changes witham update. Low stratus shield eroding from e to w across the ctrl portions of the FA, and skies will become mo sunny all areas this morning, with warm and pleasant temps expected this afternoon. Prev disc... As of 3am Sun...Surface cold front has pushed off the southern coast early this morning, with a few stray anafrontal showers hugging the Crystal Coast. High pressure ridges into the area Sunday with clearing skies after morning stratus dissipates. Temps will be closer to climo today, generally in the 65-70 degree range, with low 60s OBX adjacent to the cooler waters. Short Term - Tonight As of 3am Sun...Reinforcing cold front will usher in an even cooler and drier airmass tonight, with temps dropping back into the upper 30s interior to mid 40s coast (around 50 OBX). Drier airmass and light nnwrly breezes will preclude any fog formation. Long Term - Monday Through Saturday As of 3am Sun...Cool and dry high pressure will Monday and slides offshore on Tuesday. Temps will be near normal Monday and Monday night, but southerly return flow will bring warming temps on Tuesday through midweek with highs back into the 70s and lows in the 50s to near 60. Tuesday through Wednesday...Next chance for rain arrives Tue eve and continues into Wednesday as a shortwave trough and attendant cold front approaches the area. Latest trends are unfortunately a bit drier with this frontal passage, as bulk of energy lifts north and west of ENC. Attm instability is quite meager, so only slght chance thunder mention in the forecast. Best chance for any showers/iso storms will be Wednesday afternoon just ahead of the main frontal passage. Thansgiving through Saturday...Much cooler and drier airmass build in, with coolest readings of the season possible. Thanksgiving Day will see a return back to 50s for max T's, with readings near freezing at night. Low 50s at best for highs on Fri, with lows well into the 20s for the mainland Fri night, with 30s to near 40 OBX zones. Marine As of 3am Sun...Cold frontal passage has brought winds around to nrly in the 10-20 kt range with seas of 3-5 ft. Today...Nrly flow eases and backs nwrly as high builds in. Seas subside to 2-4 ft. Tonight winds start out light in the 5-10 kt range, but then reinforcing front will push through late tonight with winds ramping back up to 10-20 kt with seas 3-5 ft. May see some ocnl gusts to 25 kt, especially over the warmer Gulf waters, but not frequent or widespread enough to warrant any SCA headlines. Monday...Reinforcing high pressure builds back in early in the week with winds and seas diminishing. Winds veer erly Monday night in the 5-10 kt range and seas 2-4 ft. Tuesday through Friday...High pressure slides offshore with S to SWly return flow developing. Could see SCA (Small Craft Advisory) conditions developing as early as Tuesday night across portions of the waters, mainly across the offshore waters near the Gulf Stream, ahead of a cold front. The winds will peak on Wednesday just ahead of the front moving through. The front is forecast to push across the waters Wednesday night with NW post frontal flow in the 10-20 kt range, possibly gusting to 25 kt or higher for a time and inducing SCA (Small Craft Advisory) headlines through the rest of the work week. NOAA Newport/Morehead City NC Office - Watches - Warnings - Advisories NC...None. Marine None. |
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