Severe Weather and Flooding Expected Across Parts of the South into the Ohio Valley

Widespread heavy rain and flash flooding is possible across the Mid-Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley through Friday night along a slow-moving cold front. South of this front will be a severe weather threat from the Southern Plains, the Mid-South, and Lower Mississippi Valley to the Ohio Valley. Chilly temperatures and heavy mountain snowfall will persist for parts of the West.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until March 24, 08:00 PM EDT

Last Update: 427 AM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023

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Morehead City, NC Local Forecast Office

9NM WSW Monitor National Sanctuary MR

Marine Zone Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

Synopsis: AMZ100-242115- 427 AM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... High pressure strengthens offshore through the end of the week. An E-W oriented cold front enters the area from the N this evening and stalls near the Pamlico River tonight. North of the front, winds abruptly turn NEerly. The stalled front then lifts north as a warm front ahead of a stronger low pressure system which will eventually send a cold front through the area Sunday. Cooler high pressure then builds in early next week. $$

Today

SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds.

Tonight

SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Dominant period 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

Sat

SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Dominant period 6 seconds.

Sat Night

SW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

Sun

SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

Sun Night

SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

Mon

NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

Tue

NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.