| NWS Forecast for: S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 nm (AMZ154) Issued by: National Weather Service Morehead City, NC Last Update: 157 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026 |  |
This Afternoon: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Tonight: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain and tstms after midnight. Sat: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 ft at 5 seconds, becoming S 5 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm in the morning. Sat Night: SW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 ft at 11 seconds, becoming S 9 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Sun: W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: SW 9 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 11 seconds, becoming W 6 ft at 6 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Sun Night: NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and N 3 ft at 6 seconds. Mon: N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Mon Night: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Tue: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Tue Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 nm (AMZ154) | |
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