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17NM NE Ocracoke NC

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Last Update: 10:11 pm EDT Mar 8, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10pm EDT Mar 8, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 15, 2026

Tonight

SW wind 10 to 13 kt decreasing to 5 to 8 kt after midnight. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers before 2pm. Areas of fog before 2pm. Waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 7 kt in the evening. Patchy fog after 1am. Waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

SW wind 9 to 11 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

SSW wind 10 to 14 kt. Partly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSW wind 16 to 19 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

SSW wind around 22 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Showers likely. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 20 to 23 kt decreasing to 15 to 18 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

*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.