| NWS Forecast for: S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM (AMZ156) Issued by: National Weather Service Morehead City, NC Last Update: 646 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026 | |
Tonight: NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers early this evening. Tue: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Tue Night: E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Wed: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Wed Night: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Thu: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Thu Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Fri: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. Fri Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Sat: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Sat Night: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM (AMZ156) | |
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