Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout, NC out 20 NM Marine Forecast
| Tonight...Ne Winds 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 25 Kt. Seas 3 To 5 Ft, Building To 4 To 6 Ft. Wave Detail: E 5 Ft At 7 Seconds And Nw 1 Ft At 3 Seconds. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers Choppy. |
| Tue...Ne Winds 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 25 Kt. Seas 3 To 5 Ft. Wave Detail: Ne 5 Ft At 7 Seconds And E 2 Ft At 9 Seconds. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers Choppy. |
| Tue Night...Ne Winds 15 To 20 Kt. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Wave Detail: E 4 Ft At 9 Seconds. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers Choppy. |
| Wed...Ne Winds 10 To 15 Kt. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Wave Detail: Ne 4 Ft At 8 Seconds And E 3 Ft At 9 Seconds. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers A Moderate Chop. |
| Wed Night...Ne Winds 5 To 10 Kt. Seas 2 To 3 Ft. Wave Detail: Se 3 Ft At 7 Seconds And Ne 3 Ft At 8 Seconds. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers Light Chop. |
| Thu...N Winds 5 To 10 Kt. Seas 2 To 3 Ft. Wave Detail: Se 3 Ft At 7 Seconds And Ne 1 Ft At 8 Seconds. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers Light Chop. |
| Thu Night...Ne Winds Around 5 Kt. Seas 2 To 3 Ft. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers Flat. |
| Fri...Ne Winds 5 To 10 Kt. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers Light Chop. |
| Fri Night...Ne Winds 5 To 10 Kt. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers Light Chop. |
| Sat...Ne Winds 15 To 20 Kt. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers Choppy. A Chance Of Showers In The Afternoon. |
| Sat Night...E Winds 15 To 20 Kt. Seas 3 To 5 Ft. Adjacent Sounds And Rivers Choppy. A Chance Of Showers. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 149pm EDT Monday Oct 5 2026 .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No significant changes from the previous forecast. .KEY MESSAGES... 1) Dreary conditions today give way to cooler and dry high pressure finally bringing a return to seasonable fall conditions to ENC through mid week. 2) Moderating conditions brings a warming trend back to the region late this week and into the weekend, along with next chance for rain. KEY MESSAGE 1...Latest analysis shows front moving through the Mid-Atlantic and central NC early this afternoon. Later this afternoon and evening, dry air advecting in with this reinforcing boundary and building high pressure will begin a clearing trend from NW to SE with TDs diving well into the 50s and even upper 40s inland by this time Tues AM. Lows will fall into the 50s inland and low 60s for the beaches. High pressure builds further tomorrow into Wed, resulting in very pleasant mild and dry days with highs near climo in the 75-80 range (low 70s OBX), but cooler than normal lows well down into the 50s for the mainland, and perhaps a few 40s for the normally cooler sheltered locales. The strongest signal for this is on Wednesday when the high crests overhead and environment is most favored for radiational cooling. KEY MESSAGE 2...Mid-level zonal flow returns Thu into the weekend, and this will bring a modest warming trend back to ENC. SW flow returns by Friday as a broad but weak mid-level low develops and meanders over the southern plains, bringing a return of Gulf moisture by the end of the week. There are still plenty of details to sort out and some timing differences, but general ensemble consensus is that frontal boundary still stalled to our south will be pulled northward as one or potentially multiple lows develop along it and lift northward. This will bring a return for rain chances, and with the moisture having Gulf origins some heavier rainfall is not implausible. Marine Latest obs show N-NNE winds 10-20 kt with seas mainly 3-5 ft. SCA (Small Craft Advisory) headlines remain unchanged (coastal water south of Oregon Inlet) as reinforcing boundary migrates across area waters tonight with high pressure building in its wake. NNE winds will peak at 15-25 kt, strongest south of Oregon Inlet. NE winds will subside to 10-20 kt Tue. Seas will peak at 4-7 ft tonight and early Tuesday morning, gradually subsiding through the day Tuesday. Outlook (Tuesday night through Saturday): Northeasterly flow of 10-15 kt expected mid week as high pressure will be anchored to the north, and winds/seas remain below SCA (Small Craft Advisory) thresholds. Deteriorating conditions likely to begin on Friday and continue into the weekend as frontal boundary begins to lift back northward from the Gulf coast with increasing NE winds particularly over Onslow Bay. SCA (Small Craft Advisory) conditions likely to re-develop over the weekend. NOAA Newport/Morehead City NC Office - Watches - Warnings - Advisories NC...None. Marine Small Craft Advisory from 10pm this evening to 2pm EDT Tuesday for AMZ152(Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC)-154-156. Small Craft Advisory from 10pm this evening to 5pm EDT Tuesday for AMZ158. |
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