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

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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning in effect from May 11, 05:00 PM EDT until May 12, 01:00 AM EDT

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Morehead City, NC Local Forecast Office

18NM E Monitor National Sanctuary MR

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
NNW 14kt
4ft
Tonight
N 30kt⇓
9-10ft

Gale Warning
Tuesday
NNE 22kt⇓
9ft
Tuesday Night
NE 11kt
5-6ft
Wednesday
S 15kt
4ft
Wednesday Night
S 21kt
4-5ft
Thursday
WSW 17kt
4ft
Thursday Night
NNW 14kt
4-5ft
Friday
WNW 15kt
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:29 pm EDT May 11, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm EDT May 11, 2026-6pm EDT May 18, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT TUESDAY...

This Afternoon

NNW wind around 14 kt. A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Seas around 4 ft.

Tonight

N wind 27 to 30 kt decreasing to 24 to 27 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

Tuesday

NNE wind 19 to 22 kt decreasing to 15 to 18 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 7 ft.

Tuesday Night

NE wind 7 to 11 kt becoming ESE after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

Wednesday

S wind 10 to 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 4 ft.

Wednesday Night

S wind 17 to 21 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 4 to 5 ft.

Thursday

WSW wind 12 to 17 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8am, then showers likely between 8am and 2pm. Seas around 4 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 11 to 14 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Friday

WNW wind 12 to 15 kt. Sunny. Seas around 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.