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13NM SSW Ocracoke NC

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Last Update: 7:33 pm EST Dec 31, 2025
Forecast Valid: 10pm EST Dec 31, 2025-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026

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

Tonight

W wind 20 to 23 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Mostly clear early, then becoming mostly cloudy. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

New Year's Day

WNW wind 19 to 22 kt decreasing to 14 to 17 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. Sunny. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Thursday Night

W wind 9 to 12 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 3 ft.

Friday

NW wind 7 to 12 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

W wind 10 to 13 kt becoming NW after midnight. Cloudy. Seas around 3 ft.

Saturday

NNW wind 9 to 13 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Rain, mainly after 1pm. Seas around 3 ft.

Saturday Night

NE wind 14 to 19 kt becoming N 21 to 26 kt. Rain. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft.

Sunday

N wind 21 to 24 kt decreasing to 18 to 21 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Seas around 6 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind 15 to 17 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 4 to 5 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.