Atmospheric River Impacting California

A major winter storm with an active atmospheric river is inundating California the next few days with a tremendous amount of moisture. Heavy to excessive rainfall is likely from central to southern California that may produce flooding along with mudslides and dangerous debris flows near recent and vulnerable burn scars. A significant amount of snow is anticipated in the Sierra with feet of snow.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until January 28, 10:00 PM EST

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Morehead City, NC Local Forecast Office

4NM W Ocracoke NC

Marine Point Forecast

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Overnight

NNE 29kt
3ft
Thursday

NNW 31kt
3-4ft
Thursday
Night
NNW 27kt
2-3ft
Friday

NNW 22kt
2ft
Friday
Night
N 17kt
1-2ft
Saturday

N 16kt
1ft
Saturday
Night
E 8kt
1ft
Sunday

SE 16kt
1-2ft
Sunday
Night
S 14kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:04 am EST Jan 28, 2021
Forecast Valid: 4am EST Jan 28, 2021-6pm EST Feb 3, 2021

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

Synopsis: AMZ100-281915- 254 AM EST Thu Jan 28 2021 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... Low pressure located just to the southeast will continue to strengthen today into tonight as it moves further offshore. High pressure will build over the area tonight through Saturday. Another coastal low will impact the area Sunday into early next week. $$

Overnight

NNE wind around 29 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. Rain. Seas around 3 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 28 to 31 kt, with gusts as high as 39 kt. Rain, mainly before 9am. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 22 to 27 kt, with gusts as high as 34 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 17 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Friday Night

N wind around 17 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

N wind 13 to 16 kt decreasing to 9 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E 5 to 8 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 1 ft.

Sunday

ESE wind 14 to 16 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Rain. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

S wind 12 to 14 kt becoming SSW after midnight. Rain. Seas around 2 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.