A wind advisory is also in effect for coastal areas of Carteret, Dare, Hyde County and inland Tyrrell County until 4pm today. Isolated power outages are possible and downed trees could cause travel issues along Highway 12 and 17. As of 7 a.m. Friday, Highway 12 was closed between the Marc Basnight Bridge and the town of Rodanthe due to sand and ocean flooding.

Wind-swept, light raindrops will appear on the radar Friday morning, with rain chances moving offshore after Friday afternoon. Much needed overnight rainfall was around 1.0″ (give or take) in most areas, with pockets approaching 2.0″ near the coast. As the storm intensifies off the coast Friday morning, strong winds will spread across eastern NC from sunrise through mid-afternoon.

From Friday morning until mid-afternoon, northerly winds will blow along the Outer Banks at more than 50 mph. Inland, wind gusts will reach almost 30 km/h. Strong coastal winds will create a risk of flooding along the coast on Friday. The Outer Banks could be experiencing ocean flooding, thanks to the King Tide that happened this week. Flooding on the sound side from Ocracoke to Buxton will also be possible, with water levels 2 to 1.2 meters above normal. Rises of 1 to 2 feet above normal are possible along the coast of Pamlico Province, the lower Neuse River Basin and western Carteret Province.

Friday will start with a wet and windy start, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon, with breezes slowly decreasing late in the day. Temperatures will remain in the 50s for most of the day. The rain will end this weekend as we will experience mostly partly sunny skies. The winds will continue through Saturday and decrease later overnight and Sunday morning as winds will be from the north at speeds of 10 to 30 km/h, with gusts near 40 to 30 km/h. Temperatures will be in the mid 60s in the afternoon and dip into the mid 40s.

The weekend will bring clear skies and calmer winds as high pressure settles in. Highs Saturday through Sunday will range from the mid to upper 60s, with nights dropping into the low 40s.

Calmer and quieter conditions will develop next week, thanks to high pressure being large and dominant, allowing for mostly sunny skies. The mercury will jump again in the 1970s, with a low in the 1950s. Our next chance of rain could come later in the week, but it doesn’t look like heavy rain or gusty winds at this time.

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