Coastal Waters Forecast for S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 nm (AMZ152) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 nm (AMZ152)
Issued by: National Weather Service Morehead City, NC
Last Update: 447 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026




Tonight: SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog early this evening.

Thu: SW winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then rain likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Thu Night: N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: SE 6 ft at 8 seconds and N 5 ft at 6 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening.

Fri: NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds, becoming N 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 7 seconds.

Fri Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds.

Sat: W winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds.

Sat Night: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Sun: SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

Sun Night: S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of tstms. Showers.

Mon: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms.

Mon Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. Rain likely.

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.







Zone Forecast: S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 nm (AMZ152)

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