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Morehead City, NC Local Forecast Office

5NM NW Knuckle Buoy MR

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Tonight

      Tonight:NNE wind 16 to 21 kt increasing to 25 to 30 kt. Winds could gust as high as 36 kt. A chance of rain, mainly before midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

      ⇑NNE 30kt
      4-5ft

      Gale Warning
      Gale Warning

    • Saturday

      Saturday:NNE wind 28 to 31 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after noon. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

      NNE 31kt
      6-7ft

      Gale Warning
      Gale Warning

    • Saturday Night

      Saturday Night:NE wind 21 to 26 kt becoming ESE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 kt. Rain, mainly after 8pm. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

      NE 26kt⇓
      5-6ft

    • Sunday

      Sunday:SSE wind 19 to 22 kt becoming SW 14 to 17 kt in the afternoon. Rain, mainly before 1pm. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

      SSE 22kt⇓
      5-6ft

    • Sunday Night

      Sunday Night:SSW wind 16 to 21 kt increasing to 22 to 27 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 kt. A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then rain after 4am. Seas 6 ft building to 8 ft.

      ⇑SSW 27kt
      Waves Building8ft

    • Monday

      Monday:WSW wind 21 to 24 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. A chance of rain, mainly before 11am. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft.

      WSW 24kt
      8ftWaves Subsiding

    • Monday Night

      Monday Night:NNW wind 22 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

      NNW 25kt
      5-6ft

    • Tuesday

      Tuesday:NNW wind 14 to 17 kt becoming WNW 11 to 14 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

      NNW 17kt⇓
      3-4ft

    • Tuesday Night

      Tuesday Night:WSW wind 13 to 16 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 3 ft.

      W 16kt
      3ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 7:32 pm EST Jan 23, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8pm EST Jan 23, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

Tonight
NNE wind 16 to 21 kt increasing to 25 to 30 kt. Winds could gust as high as 36 kt. A chance of rain, mainly before midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Saturday
NNE wind 28 to 31 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. A chance of rain, mainly after noon. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
Saturday Night
NE wind 21 to 26 kt becoming ESE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 kt. Rain, mainly after 8pm. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Sunday
SSE wind 19 to 22 kt becoming SW 14 to 17 kt in the afternoon. Rain, mainly before 1pm. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Sunday Night
SSW wind 16 to 21 kt increasing to 22 to 27 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 kt. A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then rain after 4am. Seas 6 ft building to 8 ft.
Monday
WSW wind 21 to 24 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. A chance of rain, mainly before 11am. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft.
Monday Night
NNW wind 22 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Tuesday
NNW wind 14 to 17 kt becoming WNW 11 to 14 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Tuesday Night
WSW wind 13 to 16 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 3 ft.

*Notices:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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Point Forecast: 34.51°N 76.53°W
Last Update: 7:32 pm EST Jan 23, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8pm EST Jan 23, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026
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