| NWS Forecast for: S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 nm (AMZ158) Issued by: National Weather Service Morehead City, NC Last Update: 733 PM EDT Thu Sep 18 2025 | |
| Tonight: S winds around 5 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Fri: N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. Fri Night: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Sat: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Sat Night: NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms after midnight. Sun: NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Sun Night: NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. Mon: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Mon Night: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Tue: E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Tue Night: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 nm (AMZ158) | |
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