| 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: 802 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026 | |
Tonight: NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds and NE 7 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. A chance of showers. Thu: N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave detail: NE 9 ft at 8 seconds and E 8 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. A chance of showers and tstms. Thu Night: N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave detail: NE 9 ft at 8 seconds and E 9 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. Fri: N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave detail: E 8 ft at 14 seconds and N 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning. Fri Night: N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Near shore, seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 7 ft at 14 seconds and N 4 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Sat: N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave detail: E 6 ft at 13 seconds and NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Sat Night: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Sun: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Sun Night: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Mon: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Mon Night: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. 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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