Eastern and Western Storms

A strong cold front will sweep across the eastern U.S. with gusty winds, showers and thunderstorms, and lake effect snow. A slow moving western system will bring locally heavy rain that could cause flash flooding and heavy mountain snow. Heavy snow and blowing snow is expected across much of the northern 2/3rds of Alaska from two strong weather systems.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from December 3, 11:00 PM EST until December 4, 07:00 PM EST

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Morehead City, NC Local Forecast Office

2NM NE Duck Pier NC

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today

S 15kt
2ft
Tonight

N 24kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday

N 22kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
Night
NNE 14kt
3-4ft
Monday

ENE 13kt
3ft
Monday
Night
E 11kt
3ft
Tuesday

SSE 12kt
3ft
Tuesday
Night
S 10kt
3-4ft
Wednesday

SW 10kt
4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:34 am EST Dec 3, 2022
Forecast Valid: 5am EST Dec 3, 2022-6pm EST Dec 9, 2022

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH

Synopsis: AMZ100-032115- 334 AM EST Sat Dec 3 2022 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... A cold front approach the area today, and move through the forecast area early tonight. Cooler high pressure then builds in tomorrow and Monday. Generally troughing develops over the Southeast Tuesday, with a somewhat unsettled pattern then persisting through the end of next week. $$

Today

S wind 13 to 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Showers. Seas around 2 ft.

Tonight

WSW wind 12 to 17 kt becoming N 19 to 24 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. A chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft.

Sunday

N wind 19 to 22 kt decreasing to 14 to 17 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 5 ft.

Sunday Night

NNE wind 12 to 14 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Monday

ENE wind 10 to 13 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 3 ft.

Monday Night

E wind around 11 kt becoming SE after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 3 ft.

Tuesday

SSE wind 10 to 12 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 3 ft.

Tuesday Night

S wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Wednesday

SW wind around 10 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.