Weekend Winter Storm Potential
| NWS Forecast for: S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 nm (AMZ150) Issued by: National Weather Service Morehead City, NC Last Update: 328 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026 | |
Today: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NE 4 ft at 10 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of rain late. Tonight: N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds, becoming N 7 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain, freezing rain and snow after midnight. Sat: N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NE 9 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of snow, sleet with a slight chance of rain in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm. Sat Night: NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NE 7 ft at 8 seconds. Rain, snow with a slight chance of sleet in the evening, then rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm in the evening. Sun: E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: E 9 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. Sun Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except 5 to 7 ft near shore. Wave detail: E 8 ft at 9 seconds. Rain. Mon: NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. Mon Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Tue: W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Tue Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. | |
| Zone Forecast: S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 nm (AMZ150) | |
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