Marine High Wind — Pamlico Sound, Atlantic South

2025-10-12 · near Engelhard, Pamlico Sound, Atlantic South

Event narrative

Wind gusts occurred during the early morning hours of October 12th with just over two hours of gusts above 48 knots. Report came in via WeatherFlow.

Wider weather episode

A rapidly deepening low pressure system off the Carolina Coast interacted with strong high pressure ridging centered in the Northeast which extended down into the Mid-Atlantic. As these two systems interacted, a tight pressure gradient resulted allowing for storm force wind gusts across the Eastern North Carolina Coastal Waters and the Pamlico Sound during the overnight hours of October eleventh through the morning hours of October Twelfth.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1293764. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.