Synopsis For Eastern North Carolina Coastal Waters
A warm front will push north today. High pressure will linger to the north and low pressure inland. A weak back door cold front is expected to drop across the area late Saturday night into Sunday...with high pressure then expected to build in from the north into the middle of next week.
Forecast as of 9:55 am EDT on August 28, 2008
S Of Oregon Inlet To Cape Hatteras Nc Out 20 Nm-
Small Craft Advisory in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening
This Afternoon
Se winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 10 seconds. Showers and tstms likely.
Tonight
Se winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft early...then subsiding to 3 to 5 ft dominant period 6 seconds. Showers and tstms likely in the evening...then scattered showers with a chance of tstms after midnight.
Fri
Se winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Fri Night
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening...then a slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
Sat
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Sat Night
S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun
N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Mon
NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
