| NWS Forecast for: Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM (AMZ186) Issued by: National Weather Service Morehead City, NC Last Update: 738 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026 | |
| Tonight: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A slight chance of tstms this evening. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after midnight. Mon: N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the morning. Mon Night: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Tue: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms, mainly in the morning. Tue Night: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers. Wed: N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Showers with a chance of tstms. Wed Night: NE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Thu: NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Thu Night: N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Tstms likely. Showers. Fri: N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. Fri Night: N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. A chance of showers. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM (AMZ186) | |
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