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Morehead City, NC Local Forecast Office

17NM NE Ocracoke NC

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
⇑S 26kt
2ft

Gale Warning
Tonight
SSW 29kt
2-3ft

Gale Warning
Tuesday
W 20kt⇓
3ft
Tuesday Night
W 15kt
2ft
Wednesday
NNE 13kt
1-2ft
Wednesday Night
NNE 10kt
1ft
Thursday
NNE 12kt
1ft
Thursday Night
N 11kt
1ft
Friday
NNE 11kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:53 am EDT Mar 16, 2026
Forecast Valid: 9am EDT Mar 16, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 22, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH

Today

S wind 20 to 23 kt increasing to 23 to 26 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Patchy fog before noon. Waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

SSW wind 24 to 29 kt becoming W after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 kt. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

W wind 17 to 20 kt decreasing to 11 to 14 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

W wind around 15 kt becoming NNW after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NNE wind 9 to 13 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNE wind 8 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

NNE wind around 12 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

N wind around 11 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

Friday

NNE wind around 11 kt. Sunny. Waves around 1 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.