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Morehead City, NC Local Forecast Office

5NM NW Knuckle Buoy MR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight
NNW 26kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
NNW 17kt⇓
3-4ft
Tuesday Night
W 21kt
4ft
Wednesday
N 18kt⇓
2-3ft
Wednesday Night
⇑W 18kt
2-3ft
Thursday
NNW 18kt⇓
3ft
Thursday Night
NNW 12kt
3ft
Friday
NNE 13kt
2-3ft
Friday Night
⇑NNE 24kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:57 pm EST Jan 26, 2026
Forecast Valid: 12am EST Jan 27, 2026-6pm EST Feb 2, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

Overnight

NNW wind 21 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 33 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

Tuesday

NNW wind 14 to 17 kt becoming WNW 10 to 13 kt in the morning. Sunny. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Tuesday Night

WSW wind 18 to 21 kt becoming NW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 4 ft.

Wednesday

N wind 13 to 18 kt becoming W 7 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

W wind 9 to 12 kt increasing to 15 to 18 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 15 to 18 kt decreasing to 12 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas around 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind around 12 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 3 ft.

Friday

NNE wind 11 to 13 kt. Partly sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

NNE wind 14 to 19 kt increasing to 19 to 24 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. A chance of rain and snow after 1am. Seas around 3 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.