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Water-level gauge BFTN7

unavailable · No observation in the latest cached source list. Retained readings below are historical; an absent gauge may have fallen below action stage or stopped reporting.

Tide gauge (coastal water level) · Beaufort Marine Lab (in MLLW) · Atlantic Coast · -76.673118, 34.718417. Units ft; datum not supplied.

Source checked 2026-10-17 10:45:05.522Z · current.

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.

Retained observations: 0; target 24 hours, at most 96 reports per station. Recording began 2026-10-17 06:15:05.234Z; oldest available reading none.

Observed stage and separate NWS forecast at BFTN7 (ft)Dots are retained observations. Lines break for missing fields, long intervals or changed station location or units. 0 recorded discontinuities. Dashed lines, when present, are the separately issued NWS forecast.6.30.5ft10-17 08:00Z10-20 07:00Z
Observed stage and separate NWS forecast · 0 retained observations; 0 discontinuities. Dashed: NWS forecast issued 2026-10-17 08:55:00 UTC; forecast valid times are not observations. Lines join reported values only; missing intervals are not interpolated.

NWS forecast · current

Highest listed forecast: 5.3 ft at 2026-10-18 18:00:00 UTC; issued 2026-10-17 08:55:00 UTC. Minor flooding.

Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

Gauge thresholds: action 4.5 ft; minor 5 ft; moderate 5.5 ft; major 6.5 ft.

Forecast points (72) · issued 2026-10-17 08:55:00 UTC
Forecast valid time (UTC)Forecast Tide Height
2026-10-17 08:00:00 UTC2.2 ft
2026-10-17 09:00:00 UTC1.8 ft
2026-10-17 10:00:00 UTC1.5 ft
2026-10-17 11:00:00 UTC1.5 ft
2026-10-17 12:00:00 UTC1.6 ft
2026-10-17 13:00:00 UTC2 ft
2026-10-17 14:00:00 UTC2.5 ft
2026-10-17 15:00:00 UTC3 ft
2026-10-17 16:00:00 UTC3.5 ft
2026-10-17 17:00:00 UTC3.7 ft
2026-10-17 18:00:00 UTC3.6 ft
2026-10-17 19:00:00 UTC3.1 ft
2026-10-17 20:00:00 UTC2.7 ft
2026-10-17 21:00:00 UTC2.4 ft
2026-10-17 22:00:00 UTC2 ft
2026-10-17 23:00:00 UTC1.9 ft
2026-10-18 00:00:00 UTC2 ft
2026-10-18 01:00:00 UTC2.2 ft
2026-10-18 02:00:00 UTC2.7 ft
2026-10-18 03:00:00 UTC3.3 ft
2026-10-18 04:00:00 UTC3.7 ft
2026-10-18 05:00:00 UTC4 ft
2026-10-18 06:00:00 UTC4.1 ft
2026-10-18 07:00:00 UTC3.9 ft
2026-10-18 08:00:00 UTC3.4 ft
2026-10-18 09:00:00 UTC3.1 ft
2026-10-18 10:00:00 UTC2.9 ft
2026-10-18 11:00:00 UTC2.7 ft
2026-10-18 12:00:00 UTC3 ft
2026-10-18 13:00:00 UTC3.2 ft
2026-10-18 14:00:00 UTC3.6 ft
2026-10-18 15:00:00 UTC4.2 ft
2026-10-18 16:00:00 UTC4.6 ft
2026-10-18 17:00:00 UTC5.1 ft
2026-10-18 18:00:00 UTC5.3 ft
2026-10-18 19:00:00 UTC5 ft
2026-10-18 20:00:00 UTC4.6 ft
2026-10-18 21:00:00 UTC4 ft
2026-10-18 22:00:00 UTC3.6 ft
2026-10-18 23:00:00 UTC3.2 ft
2026-10-19 00:00:00 UTC3 ft
2026-10-19 01:00:00 UTC2.9 ft
2026-10-19 02:00:00 UTC3.1 ft
2026-10-19 03:00:00 UTC3.5 ft
2026-10-19 04:00:00 UTC3.9 ft
2026-10-19 05:00:00 UTC4.4 ft
2026-10-19 06:00:00 UTC4.6 ft
2026-10-19 07:00:00 UTC4.6 ft
2026-10-19 08:00:00 UTC4.3 ft
2026-10-19 09:00:00 UTC3.9 ft
2026-10-19 10:00:00 UTC3.4 ft
2026-10-19 11:00:00 UTC2.9 ft
2026-10-19 12:00:00 UTC2.7 ft
2026-10-19 13:00:00 UTC2.6 ft
2026-10-19 14:00:00 UTC2.9 ft
2026-10-19 15:00:00 UTC3.4 ft
2026-10-19 16:00:00 UTC3.9 ft
2026-10-19 17:00:00 UTC4.5 ft
2026-10-19 18:00:00 UTC4.9 ft
2026-10-19 19:00:00 UTC5 ft
2026-10-19 20:00:00 UTC4.8 ft
2026-10-19 21:00:00 UTC4.5 ft
2026-10-19 22:00:00 UTC4.1 ft
2026-10-19 23:00:00 UTC3.6 ft
2026-10-20 00:00:00 UTC3.1 ft
2026-10-20 01:00:00 UTC2.9 ft
2026-10-20 02:00:00 UTC2.9 ft
2026-10-20 03:00:00 UTC3.2 ft
2026-10-20 04:00:00 UTC3.6 ft
2026-10-20 05:00:00 UTC4.2 ft
2026-10-20 06:00:00 UTC4.6 ft
2026-10-20 07:00:00 UTC4.8 ft
NWS gauge impact statements
  • 6.5 ft: Homes and businesses will be flooded along Front St as well as all adjacent roads in downtown Beaufort. 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.
  • 5.5 ft: 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.
  • 5 ft: 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.
Observed reports as a table (0)
Observed (UTC)Stage / unitsSource category / water
No retained observations.
Capture times, quality and provenance

Each report keeps its observation time, first capture of this version, and the SHA-256 of the source bulk body. Corrections at the same observation time replace that point and are marked; unrelated bulk-file changes do not freshen a report.

    Only observed gauge records enter this history. Forecast maxima and forecast hydrograph points never become observations. A missing datum or unsupported flow value remains unknown.

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    Gauges in the latest cached source

    115 total · source current; checked . Showing 15 on page 2. 0 gauges have suspect readings set aside.

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