Severe Thunderstorms in the Southeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Northern Plains

Isolated severe storms with locally damaging wind gusts and hail are possible from the coastal Carolinas into the Florida Peninsula, and along the central Gulf Coast. Heavy rain may cause localized areas of flash flooding in the Gulf Coast. Gusty winds and dry conditions may produce elevated to critical fire weather across the northern/central Plains. Record heat is expected in the West. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from May 11, 04:00 PM EDT until May 12, 06:00 PM EDT

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Morehead City, NC Local Forecast Office

Morehead City NC

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
SSW 9kt
1ft
Tonight
NNE 18kt
1ft
Tuesday
NNE 12kt
1ft
Tuesday Night
ESE 9kt
1ft
Wednesday
⇑S 15kt
1ft
Wednesday Night
S 16kt
1ft
Thursday
W 10kt
1ft
Thursday Night
NNW 7kt
1ft
Friday
N 8kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:48 am EDT May 11, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11am EDT May 11, 2026-6pm EDT May 17, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

Today

SSW wind 6 to 9 kt. A slight chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Seas around 1 ft.

Tonight

NNE wind 13 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 1am. Seas around 1 ft.

Tuesday

NNE wind around 12 kt becoming ENE in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

ESE wind 7 to 9 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Wednesday

S wind 9 to 12 kt increasing to 12 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

S wind around 16 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. A chance of showers before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Seas around 1 ft.

Thursday

W wind 8 to 10 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 2pm. Seas around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind around 7 kt becoming N after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Friday

N wind 6 to 8 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 1 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.