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The west-end of Beaufort including Ann St and Sunset Ln, homes and docks will flood. Also, the western end of the runway at Michael J. Smith Airport will begin to flood. Widespread flooding expected in downtown Morehead City for areas adjacent to Bogue Sound."},{"stage":5.5,"statement":"Front St in Beaufort will flood and impact businesses between Queen and Moore St. Other roads adjacent to Front St will begin to flood including Live Oak to Gordon St, and the west-end of Front St. The east-end of Front St near Island View Drive and Lewistown Rd will also flood. Shepard St between 9th and 14th St in Morehead City will become impassable. Homes adjacent to the Bogue Sound in Morehead City will begin to flood the edge of their properties."},{"stage":5,"statement":"Shepard Street and Evans Street in downtown Morehead City will begin to flood. Also, the west end of Front Street in downtown Beaufort will begin to flood."}],"reliability":"Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.","forecast":{"issued":"2026-10-17T06:33:00.000Z","name":"Tide Height","units":"ft","points":[["2026-10-17T06:00:00.000Z",3.3],["2026-10-17T07:00:00.000Z",2.7],["2026-10-17T08:00:00.000Z",2.2],["2026-10-17T09:00:00.000Z",1.8],["2026-10-17T10:00:00.000Z",1.6],["2026-10-17T11:00:00.000Z",1.5],["2026-10-17T12:00:00.000Z",1.6],["2026-10-17T13:00:00.000Z",2],["2026-10-17T14:00:00.000Z",2.5],["2026-10-17T15:00:00.000Z",3],["2026-10-17T16:00:00.000Z",3.5],["2026-10-17T17:00:00.000Z",3.7],["2026-10-17T18:00:00.000Z",3.6],["2026-10-17T19:00:00.000Z",3.1],["2026-10-17T20:00:00.000Z",2.7],["2026-10-17T21:00:00.000Z",2.4],["2026-10-17T22:00:00.000Z",2],["2026-10-17T23:00:00.000Z",1.9],["2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z",2],["2026-10-18T01:00:00.000Z",2.2],["2026-10-18T02:00:00.000Z",2.7],["2026-10-18T03:00:00.000Z",3.3],["2026-10-18T04:00:00.000Z",3.7],["2026-10-18T05:00:00.000Z",4],["2026-10-18T06:00:00.000Z",4.1],["2026-10-18T07:00:00.000Z",3.9],["2026-10-18T08:00:00.000Z",3.4],["2026-10-18T09:00:00.000Z",3.1],["2026-10-18T10:00:00.000Z",2.9],["2026-10-18T11:00:00.000Z",2.7],["2026-10-18T12:00:00.000Z",3],["2026-10-18T13:00:00.000Z",3.2],["2026-10-18T14:00:00.000Z",3.5],["2026-10-18T15:00:00.000Z",4.1],["2026-10-18T16:00:00.000Z",4.6],["2026-10-18T17:00:00.000Z",5.1],["2026-10-18T18:00:00.000Z",5.2],["2026-10-18T19:00:00.000Z",5],["2026-10-18T20:00:00.000Z",4.6],["2026-10-18T21:00:00.000Z",4],["2026-10-18T22:00:00.000Z",3.6],["2026-10-18T23:00:00.000Z",3.2],["2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z",3],["2026-10-19T01:00:00.000Z",2.9],["2026-10-19T02:00:00.000Z",3.1],["2026-10-19T03:00:00.000Z",3.5],["2026-10-19T04:00:00.000Z",3.9],["2026-10-19T05:00:00.000Z",4.4],["2026-10-19T06:00:00.000Z",4.6],["2026-10-19T07:00:00.000Z",4.6],["2026-10-19T08:00:00.000Z",4.3],["2026-10-19T09:00:00.000Z",3.9],["2026-10-19T10:00:00.000Z",3.4],["2026-10-19T11:00:00.000Z",2.9],["2026-10-19T12:00:00.000Z",2.7],["2026-10-19T13:00:00.000Z",2.6],["2026-10-19T14:00:00.000Z",2.9],["2026-10-19T15:00:00.000Z",3.4],["2026-10-19T16:00:00.000Z",3.9],["2026-10-19T17:00:00.000Z",4.5],["2026-10-19T18:00:00.000Z",4.9],["2026-10-19T19:00:00.000Z",5],["2026-10-19T20:00:00.000Z",4.8],["2026-10-19T21:00:00.000Z",4.5],["2026-10-19T22:00:00.000Z",4.1],["2026-10-19T23:00:00.000Z",3.6],["2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z",3.1],["2026-10-20T01:00:00.000Z",2.9],["2026-10-20T02:00:00.000Z",2.9],["2026-10-20T03:00:00.000Z",3.2],["2026-10-20T04:00:00.000Z",3.6],["2026-10-20T05:00:00.000Z",4.2]]}},"detailNote":null,"crest":{"value":5.2,"time":"2026-10-18T18:00:00.000Z"},"fallsBelow":"2026-10-18T20:00:00.000Z","forecastEnds":"2026-10-20T05:00:00.000Z","setAside":[]},"forecastSource":{"source":"gauges-forecast","state":"current","outcome":"fetched","lastSuccess":"2026-10-17T09:35:03.836Z","lastAttempt":"2026-10-17T09:35:03.836Z","ageSeconds":491,"budgetSeconds":2400,"error":null,"damaged":null,"pass":"hydro","publisher":"NOAA/NWS"},"latestHeld":null,"history":null,"recording":{"schema":1,"at":"2026-10-17T09:35:04.859Z","sourceLastSuccess":"2026-10-17T09:35:03.830Z","error":null},"historyError":null,"coverage":{"targetHours":24,"since":"2026-10-17T06:15:05.234Z","through":"2026-10-17T09:35:04.859Z","retainedFrom":null,"truncatedBefore":null},"qualification":"Stage in this gauge’s units, not a regional flood depth. Tide/lake gauges remain water levels; datum is not supplied by this feed. Historical observations and the latest forecast keep separate times."}