Chilly Eastern Half of U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns in Four Corners

A large, cold dome of high pressure will settle-in across the Eastern half of the country and chilly conditions with below normal temperatures are likely. In fact, a number of record low temperatures are possible Thursday morning and widespread freeze warnings are currently in effect. Meanwhile, elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected to persist across the Four Corners region.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until April 22, 09:00 AM EDT

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Morehead City, NC Local Forecast Office

12NM ENE Ocracoke NC

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight

NNW 22kt
4ft
Thursday

NNW 17kt
2ft
Thursday
Night
WNW 19kt
2ft
Friday

NNW 12kt
2ft
Friday
Night
SW 13kt
2ft
Saturday

S 20kt
5ft
Saturday
Night
S 27kt
7ft
Sunday

W 22kt
6-7ft
Sunday
Night
NW 20kt
4-5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 10:44 pm EDT Apr 21, 2021
Forecast Valid: 11pm EDT Apr 21, 2021-6pm EDT Apr 28, 2021

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THURSDAY...

Synopsis: AMZ100-221015- 1009 PM EDT Wed Apr 21 2021 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A strong cold front will move offshore early this evening. High pressure will build in from the west Thursday and Friday. Low pressure will impact the region later Saturday into Sunday, followed by high pressure early next week. $$

Overnight

NNW wind around 22 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 4 ft.

Thursday

NNW wind 14 to 17 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 15 to 19 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.

Friday

NNW wind 9 to 12 kt becoming SW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Friday Night

SW wind 8 to 13 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.

Saturday

S wind 7 to 12 kt increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Showers, mainly after 2pm. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft.

Saturday Night

S wind 24 to 27 kt, with gusts as high as 34 kt. Showers, mainly before 2am. Seas around 7 ft.

Sunday

W wind around 22 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. A chance of showers. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 18 to 20 kt. Mostly clear. 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.