| 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: 1034 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026 | |
| Overnight: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Mon: E winds around 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: NE 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Mon Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Tue: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of rain, mainly in the morning. Tue Night: SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Wed: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Wed Night: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. Thu: E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Thu Night: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Fri: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Fri Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain. | |
| Zone Forecast: S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 nm (AMZ156) | |
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