Severe Weather and Flooding Expected Across Parts of the South into the Ohio Valley

Widespread heavy rain and flash flooding is possible across the Mid-Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley through Friday night along a slow-moving cold front. South of this front will be a severe weather threat from the Southern Plains, the Mid-South, and Lower Mississippi Valley to the Ohio Valley. Chilly temperatures and heavy mountain snowfall will persist for parts of the West.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until March 24, 08:00 PM EDT

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Morehead City, NC Local Forecast Office

5NM E Ocracoke NC

Marine Point Forecast

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Today

SW 45km/h
2m

Gale Warning
Tonight

SW 45km/h
1-2m
Saturday

SW 40km/h
1-2m
Saturday
Night
SW 48km/h
2m
Sunday

SW 26km/h
1m
Sunday
Night
SW 27km/h
1m
Monday

NNE 26km/h
1m
Monday
Night
NNE 26km/h
1m
Tuesday

NE 23km/h
1m

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 4:34 am EDT Mar 24, 2023
Forecast Valid: 6am EDT Mar 24, 2023-6pm EDT Mar 30, 2023

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: AMZ100-242115- 427 AM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure strengthens offshore through the end of the week. An E-W oriented cold front enters the area from the N this evening and stalls near the Pamlico River tonight. North of the front, winds abruptly turn NEerly. The stalled front then lifts north as a warm front ahead of a stronger low pressure system which will eventually send a cold front through the area Sunday. Cooler high pressure then builds in early next week. $$

Today

SW wind 35 to 40 km/h increasing to 40 to 45 km/h in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 km/h. Sunny. Seas around 2 m.

Tonight

SW wind 40 to 45 km/h decreasing to 34 to 39 km/h after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 km/h. Patchy fog after 3am. Seas 1 to 2 m.

Saturday

SW wind 29 to 34 km/h increasing to 35 to 40 km/h in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 km/h. Patchy fog before 8am. Seas 1 to 2 m.

Saturday Night

SW wind 45 to 48 km/h decreasing to 39 to 42 km/h after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 km/h. Partly cloudy. Seas around 2 m.

Sunday

SW wind 23 to 26 km/h, with gusts as high as 32 km/h. A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Seas around 1 m.

Sunday Night

SW wind 24 to 27 km/h decreasing to 21 to 24 km/h after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 km/h. A chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Seas around 1 m.

Monday

NNE wind 14 to 19 km/h increasing to 21 to 26 km/h in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 km/h. A chance of showers. Seas around 1 m.

Monday Night

NNE wind 24 to 26 km/h, with gusts as high as 34 km/h. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 1 m.

Tuesday

NE wind 18 to 23 km/h. A chance of showers. Seas around 1 m.

*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.