Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from May 11, 01:00 PM EDT until May 12, 08:00 AM EDT

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Morehead City, NC Local Forecast Office

17NM NE Ocracoke NC

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
S 11kt
1ft
Monday
⇑NNE 20kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday Night
NNE 19kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
NNE 17kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
ENE 10kt
1ft
Wednesday
S 10kt
1ft
Wednesday Night
S 13kt
1ft
Thursday
W 9kt
1ft
Thursday Night
N 9kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:22 pm EDT May 10, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm EDT May 10, 2026-6pm EDT May 17, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

Tonight

S wind 6 to 11 kt becoming SW after midnight. Patchy fog after 5am. Waves around 1 ft.

Monday

WNW wind 7 to 10 kt becoming NNE 15 to 20 kt. Winds could gust as high as 27 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Waves 1 ft building to 3 ft.

Monday Night

NNE wind around 19 kt. Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Waves around 3 ft.

Tuesday

NNE wind 13 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Sunny. Waves around 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

ENE wind 7 to 10 kt becoming SE after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

S wind 7 to 10 kt. Sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

S wind around 13 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

W wind 7 to 9 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 2pm. Waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

N wind 5 to 9 kt. Mostly clear. 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.