Weekend Winter Storm Information

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Morehead City, NC Local Forecast Office

5NM NW Knuckle Buoy MR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
NNW 17kt⇓
2-3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
N 11kt
2ft
Friday
NE 13kt
2ft
Friday Night
⇑NE 26kt
4ft
Saturday
⇑NNE 35kt
7ft
Saturday Night
NNW 39kt
8ft
Sunday
NW 38kt⇓
9ft
Sunday Night
NW 26kt⇓
6-7ft
Monday
NW 19kt
6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 9:13 am EST Jan 29, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am EST Jan 29, 2026-6pm EST Feb 4, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

Today

NNW wind 14 to 17 kt decreasing to 10 to 13 kt in the afternoon. Increasing clouds. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight

N wind around 11 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.

Friday

NE wind 11 to 13 kt. Partly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Friday Night

NE wind 15 to 20 kt increasing to 21 to 26 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 kt. Rain. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft.

Saturday

NNE wind 28 to 31 kt increasing to 32 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 kt. Rain. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft.

Saturday Night

N wind 35 to 39 kt becoming NNW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 49 kt. Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 4am. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Seas around 8 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 33 to 38 kt decreasing to 28 to 33 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 kt. Snow before 1pm. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 7 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 23 to 26 kt decreasing to 20 to 23 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

Monday

NW wind 14 to 19 kt. Sunny. Seas 6 ft subsiding 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.