Winter Storm To Impact Parts Of The Midwest To Northern New England

A winter storm will slowly develop over the Ohio Valley through Wednesday before rapidly strengthening while shifting into southeastern Canada Thursday. A band of snow will develop over the Midwest today into Wednesday, with snow shifting to the interior Northeast on Wednesday night and Thursday. Heavy lake effect snow is expected in the eastern Great Lakes snow belts on Thursday and Friday.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until February 27, 07:00 PM EST

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Morehead City, NC Local Forecast Office

13NM SSW Ocracoke NC

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This
Afternoon
SW 16kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight

WSW 19kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday

SW 14kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
Night
WSW 24kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday

WNW 22kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
Night
WNW 19kt
4-5ft
Friday

W 15kt
2-3ft
Friday
Night
W 20kt
5ft
Saturday

WNW 18kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 10:16 am EST Feb 25, 2020
Forecast Valid: 2pm EST Feb 25, 2020-6pm EST Mar 2, 2020

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

Synopsis: AMZ100-252315- 1019 AM EST Tue Feb 25 2020 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A low pressure system will affect the area through midweek. A strong cold front will push through Wednesday night, and high pressure will build over the area late week into the weekend. $$

This Afternoon

SW wind around 16 kt. A chance of showers, mainly before 3pm. Seas around 6 ft.

Tonight

WSW wind 16 to 19 kt decreasing to 10 to 13 kt after midnight. A chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 9 to 14 kt in the afternoon. A chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Seas around 4 ft.

Wednesday Night

SW wind 17 to 20 kt becoming WSW 21 to 24 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

Thursday

WNW wind 19 to 22 kt. Sunny. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 16 to 19 kt. Clear. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Friday

NW wind 11 to 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Friday Night

W wind 18 to 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft.

Saturday

WNW wind around 18 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 4 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.