Pamlico River & Pungo River Marine Forecast
| Today...W Winds 10 To 15 Kt, Becoming Nw 20 To 25 Kt With Gusts Up To 30 Kt Late This Morning, Then Becoming N 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts Up To 30 Kt This Afternoon. Waves A Moderate Chop, Increasing To Rough Late This Morning, Then Diminishing To Choppy This Afternoon. Rain This Morning, Then A Chance Of Rain Early This Afternoon. |
| Tonight...Nw Winds 20 To 25 Kt With Gusts Up To 30 Kt. Waves Rough. |
| Mon...Nw Winds 15 To 20 Kt, Diminishing To 5 To 10 Kt In The Afternoon. Waves Choppy, Diminishing To Light Chop In The Afternoon. |
| Mon Night...W Winds 5 To 10 Kt. Waves Light Chop. |
| Tue...W Winds 5 To 10 Kt, Becoming Sw In The Afternoon. Waves Light Chop, Diminishing To Flat In The Afternoon. |
| Tue Night...S Winds Around 5 Kt, Becoming Sw After Midnight. Waves Flat, Increasing To Light Chop After Midnight. |
| Wed...Sw Winds 5 To 10 Kt. Waves Light Chop. |
| Wed Night...Sw Winds 5 To 10 Kt. Waves Light Chop. |
| Thu...E Winds 5 To 10 Kt, Becoming S In The Afternoon. Waves Light Chop. |
| Thu Night...S Winds 10 To 15 Kt. Waves A Moderate Chop. A Chance Of Rain. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 647am EST Sunday Dec 14 2025 Synopsis A strong cold front will race through ENC today, with arctic high in place through early this week. High pressure shifts offshore by the middle of next week with moderating conditions expected. Another strong cold front moves through Thursday night. Near Term - Today As of 3am Sun...Very warm conditions early thisam as ENC is in pre-frontal warm sector. Arctic cold front analyzed racing sewrd through the TN Valley, and is forecast to move through ENC mid/late morning. Rain develops in this strongly forced system, despite meager moisture return. Short duration likely/categorical probability of precipitation remain in place mainly through the morning hours. Front blasts through with gusty nwrly winds and it will be very apparent, as rapid drying albeit rapidly falling temps expected this afternoon. Temps start in the 50-55 range early, dropping through the 30s this afternoon. Short Term - Tonight As of 3am Sun... Key Messages: - Gusty winds expected across ENC, especially along the Outer Banks where gusts to 35-45 mph are expected. A Wind Advisory in place for all OBX zones this afternoon through late tonight. - Dangerous cold expected with wind chills in the 5-15 degree range tonight - Monday morning. A Cold Weather Advisory is remains in effect. ECS/MET/MAV MOS and NBM blend for forecast lows tonight as strong mixing in place all night and thus pure NBM running too cold esp eastern half. Nevertheless, still forecasting lows in the 20s on the coast to the upper teens to near 20 interior zones. This combined with winds of 10+ mph overnight lead to wind chills 5-15 degrees and cold weather adv remains. Strong winds accompany the arctic blast, and windy conditions esp OBX where sustained up to 30 mph gusting 40-45 mph expected. Long Term - Monday Through Saturday As of 3am Sun Monday...Arctic high traverses ENC with cold and brisk temps expected. Highs in the 30s area-wide. Breeziest conditions expected through the morning with winds abating through the day. Monday night may be the colder of the two esp for coastal mainland areas due to clear skies and this time atms will be decoupled. Lows will be in the teens to near 20, with 25-30 OBX. Unlike Sunday night, however, winds will be light to calm so no need for an extension of the cold weather adv. Tuesday through Thursday...High pressure slides offshore Tuesday with SW flow returning bringing a warming trend through mid week (highs expected to warm into the 50s Wednesday and into the 60s by Thursday). Precip chances increase late Thursday (10-20%) and Thursday night (50-60%) with another cold front approaching and moving through the region. Friday through Saturday...Cold front pushes east by week's end, with dry conditions returning. This late week trough/frontal system are forecast to be weaker than tomorrow's system. Thus, do not currently expect as substantial of a temperature drop behind the late-week cold front. Marine As of 3am Sun... Key Messages - Gale conditions Sunday afternoon through Sunday night for northwesterly winds behind a passing cold front, with gusts of 35-40 kt expected. Today/Tonight...Strong Cold Air Advection begins Sunday morning with passage of arctic front. Winds will abrupartly shift to northwesterly with the frontal passage and quickly build to Gales across most of the area waters. Sounds and Alligator reach gales this evening with secondary main arctic air Cold Air Advection surge. Seas peak in the 7-11 ft range by tonight. Monday...Winds die down quickly through the day on Monday, with gusts likely falling below SCA (Small Craft Advisory) conditions late morning/early afternoon. Elevated seas will linger through much of the day, however, with 6+ ft seas lingering north of Cape Hatteras and along the Gulf Stream through Monday evening. Winds back to westerly Monday night, and gusts may flirt with SCA (Small Craft Advisory) again across the Gulf Stream waters, especially south and east of Cape Hatteras. Tuesday through Thursday...Winds abate and broad southwesterly flow develops, with speeds in the 10-20 kt range expected. Gusts may again increase to near/just above SCA (Small Craft Advisory) criteria across the Gulf Stream waters Wednesday. Seas will be generally 2-5 ft. Thursday night into Friday...Another round of SCA (Small Craft Advisory) conditions looks likely late this week as southwesterly flow strengthens ahead of the next approaching cold front starting late Thursday and lasting into Friday. With warm offshore waters, gale conditions possible over the Gulf with strong swrly flow in place ahead of next cold frontal passage. NOAA Newport/Morehead City NC Office - Watches - Warnings - Advisories NC...Cold Weather Advisory from 6pm this evening to 10am EST Monday for NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193>196-198- 199-203>205. Wind Advisory from noon today to 6am EST Monday for NCZ203>205. Marine Gale Warning from 6pm this evening to 2am EST Monday for AMZ131-230-231. Gale Warning from 6pm this evening to 4am EST Monday for AMZ135(Pamlico Sound). Small Craft Advisory until 6am EST Monday for AMZ136-137. Gale Warning from noon today to 6am EST Monday for AMZ150-152- 154-156-158. |
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