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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1253 PM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
A warm front will lift north through ENC today followed by a
cold front pushing through the area late Saturday. Cooler and
drier high pressure rebuilds Sunday into early next week before
another frontal system brings the next chance of rain Tuesday
into Wednesday.

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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
As of 6 AM Fri...Area of rain cont to march eastward towards the
Coastal Plain counties from the Eastern NC Piedmont. Pops range
from 40-70%, highest acrs nrn half of the FA. Amounts will be
light, and generally less than around 0.10".

Prev disc... As of 3 AM Fri...Inc isentropic ascent occuring
this morning, with rain breaking out acrs ctrl and wrn NC. This
area of lift will slide ewrd through the morning while weak sfc
warm front begins lifting northward through ENC. Have inc rain
chances markedly for the FA, esp acrs the nrn half, where best
lift will be realized. Have inc sky cover to mo cloudy to ovc,
as widespread cloud cover all areas will keep temps on the
cooler side, and have dec temps accordingly. Highs range from
around 70 for the south, where little rain will occur, to around
60 north, where up to a tenth of an inch or so of rain will
fall, along with lowered cigs hanging on all afternoon in wake
of the rain today.

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.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY/...
As of 3 AM Fri...The area becomes mostly dry slotted tonight as
all of ENC will be in the warm sector, with sfc cold front and
sfc forcing west of the region. Can`t rule out some spotty light
rain from time to time, and held onto a 20% pop most areas.
Very warm and muggy for late Nov and temps generally remaining
in the lower 60s through the night. Temps may creep up through
the late night as swrly breezes inc to 5-10 mph.

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.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
As of 2 PM Thu...Mainly mild conditions expected with above
climo temps through mid next week. Chances for light rain Sat
through early Sat night. Another system brings rain chances by
mid next week.

Sat...On Sat, ENC is in warm sector with highs rebounding back
into the 70s as warm front will have lifted north. Kept pops in
the chc range for now Saturday and Saturday night. Rain amts do
not appear impressive, but perhaps some areas could see a
wetting rain. Could still see a few rumbles of thunder if
surface heating is strong enough and utilizes the modest
instability present. Best chc for thunder generally along and west
of a PGV to EWN to MRH line where the area will be south of
quickly advancing cold front to the north.

Sun through Mon...High pressure is then forecast to build in
behind the early weekend front, with dry conditions ensuing.
Zonal flow will be in place, so temps should be around avg
during this period, with highs in the 60s to near 70 and lows in
the 40s. Sun night will be the coolest night, with lows in the
30s interior to 40s coast.

Tue through Wed...Next chance for rain arrives by Tue, and esp
Tue night into early Wed, as shortwave and frontal boundary
sweep through. This system has the potential to tap into some
GOM moisture, as layer streamlines are out of the sw through the
SE CONUS, but timing and mesoscale features are yet to be ironed
out, so no higher than 30-50% pops this far out in time. Temps
rebound to warmer than climo, with highs in the 70s and lows in
the 40s to 50s.

Thanksgiving Day...Should be on the dry side, as 21/00Z guidance
and respective ensembles have trended drier with a clean frontal
passage by Wed night. Have advertised no higher than 20% with
near climo highs in the low/mid 60s.

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.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
As of 1245 PM Fri...

Key Messages

 - Sub-VFR conditions expected to linger north of Highway 70 for
   another few hours, with gradual clearing from south to north

 - Fog/low stratus likely to bring sub-VFR conditions to much of
   ENC again tonight, especially early

 - A frontal system will bring additional chances for showers
   and sub-VFR conditions Saturday

Light rain is beginning to exit ENC from west to east as of
early Friday afternoon as a warm front gradually lifts through
the region. Conditions have returned to VFR for OAJ/EWN, with
clearing skies and rising ceilings noted across the southwestern
portions of the forecast area. IFR/LIFR ceilings linger largely north
of Highway 70. Expect a gradual improvement in conditions
through the rest of the afternoon and evening, with VFR
conditions likely to return to all TAF sites by late this
evening.

With high moisture content in the low-levels, guidance has
trended towards fog development across much of ENC after dark
tonight, with some guidance depicting a 20-40% chance of
visibilities dropping below 1 mile in some locations. Have
trended TAFs towards sub-VFR VIS conditions this evening as of
this cycle, except OAJ where fog potential currently appears
more limited.

Winds will then begin to increase after 6-9 UTC tonight ahead
of an approaching frontal system. This is expected to begin to
mix out fog, but patchy fog may linger where winds are slower to
increase or in more sheltered locations.

The chance for showers then begins to increase across ENC from
west to east around and after dawn on Saturday. Showers will
have the potential to bring periods of sub-VFR conditions again,
but with some uncertainty remaining regarding timing and
coverage of rain/showers, have opted against including any
prevailing groups as of this cycle.

Outlook: Chances for showers/rain and sub-VFR conditions will
linger into Saturday night as the frontal system works its way
through the area. VFR conditions then likely beyond Sunday as
cooler high pressure builds in.

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.MARINE...
As of 3 AM Fri...SCA has been issued for the srn and ctrl waters
late tonight through late Sat night.

Today...Light/vbl winds this morning become srly today as weak
warm front lifts north. Seas cont 2-4 ft.

Tonight...Swrly gradient inc ahead of approaching cold front.
Will see winds inc to 15-25 kt g 30 kt over the mixed Gulf
waters, where SCA is in effect now. Elsewhere, marine inversion
in place with the warm airmass overspreading cooler shelf and
sound waters, where winds of 10-15 kt g 20 kt expected. The
swrly flow lingers into Sat.

Sat night...Strong cold front sweeps south with nrly wind surge
expected 15-25 kt all waters and sounds. It appears the wind
surge may be brief enough to preclude SCA issue elsewhere (< 6
hrs), but will have to monitor later forecasts for any expansion
to SCA suite.

Sunday through Monday...Improving wind and wave conditions with
sub SCA expected, which will linger into early next week.

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.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from midnight tonight to 4 AM EST Sunday
     for AMZ152-154-156-158.

&&

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SYNOPSIS...MHX
NEAR TERM...TL
SHORT TERM...TL
LONG TERM...TL
AVIATION...ZC
MARINE...TL