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| 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: 652 AM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026 |  |
| Today: S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 kt this afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Tonight: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Sat: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Sat Night: S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. Sun: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Sun Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Showers with a chance of tstms. Mon: N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. Showers in the morning. Mon Night: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Tue: N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Tue Night: NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 nm (AMZ156) | |
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