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Morehead City, NC Local Forecast Office

5NM NW Knuckle Buoy MR

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Tonight

      Tonight:WNW wind 15 to 18 kt becoming NNW 21 to 24 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

      ⇑NNW 24kt
      3-4ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Thursday

      Thursday:NNW wind 21 to 26 kt decreasing to 13 to 18 kt. Winds could gust as high as 33 kt. Sunny. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

      NNW 26kt⇓
      3-4ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Thursday Night

      Thursday Night:N wind around 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

      N 15kt
      2-3ft

    • Friday

      Friday:N wind 11 to 14 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

      N 14kt
      2ft

    • Friday Night

      Friday Night:NNE wind 16 to 19 kt increasing to 21 to 24 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft.

      ⇑NNE 24kt
      Waves Building4ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:NNE wind 25 to 28 kt increasing to 28 to 31 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 kt. Rain. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft.

      ⇑NNE 31kt
      Waves Building6ft

    • Saturday Night

      Saturday Night:N wind 35 to 40 kt becoming NW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 kt. Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 1am. Seas 7 ft building to 9 ft.

      NW 40kt
      Waves Building9ft

    • Sunday

      Sunday:NW wind 37 to 40 kt decreasing to 33 to 36 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 kt. Snow likely. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

      NW 40kt⇓
      8-9ft

    • Sunday Night

      Sunday Night:NW wind 28 to 31 kt decreasing to 22 to 25 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft.

      NW 31kt⇓
      7ftWaves Subsiding


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:34 pm EST Jan 28, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm EST Jan 28, 2026-6pm EST Feb 4, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING

Tonight
WNW wind 15 to 18 kt becoming NNW 21 to 24 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Thursday
NNW wind 21 to 26 kt decreasing to 13 to 18 kt. Winds could gust as high as 33 kt. Sunny. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Thursday Night
N wind around 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Friday
N wind 11 to 14 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Friday Night
NNE wind 16 to 19 kt increasing to 21 to 24 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft.
Saturday
NNE wind 25 to 28 kt increasing to 28 to 31 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 kt. Rain. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft.
Saturday Night
N wind 35 to 40 kt becoming NW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 kt. Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 1am. Seas 7 ft building to 9 ft.
Sunday
NW wind 37 to 40 kt decreasing to 33 to 36 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 kt. Snow likely. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
Sunday Night
NW wind 28 to 31 kt decreasing to 22 to 25 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 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: 1:34 pm EST Jan 28, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm EST Jan 28, 2026-6pm EST Feb 4, 2026
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