Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from May 11, 04:00 PM EDT until May 12, 08:00 PM EDT

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Morehead City, NC Local Forecast Office

Big Ten Fathom MR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
SW 7kt
3ft
Tonight
WSW 9kt
3ft
Monday
⇑NE 14kt
2-3ft
Monday Night
NNE 22kt
7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
NE 21kt⇓
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday Night
ENE 12kt
3-4ft
Wednesday
SSE 10kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
S 13kt
3-4ft
Thursday
WNW 11kt
3-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:22 pm EDT May 10, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm EDT May 10, 2026-6pm EDT May 17, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

This Afternoon

SW wind around 7 kt. Sunny. Seas around 3 ft.

Tonight

WSW wind around 9 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 3 ft.

Monday

W wind 8 to 11 kt becoming NE 11 to 14 kt in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

NNE wind 20 to 22 kt. Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft.

Tuesday

NE wind 18 to 21 kt decreasing to 15 to 18 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 27 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

Tuesday Night

ENE wind 8 to 12 kt becoming ESE after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Wednesday

SSE wind 7 to 10 kt. Sunny. Seas around 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

S wind 11 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday

WNW wind 7 to 11 kt. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.