Weekend Winter Storm Potential
| 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: 1252 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026 |  |
Rest Of Tonight: N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of rain. Fri: N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Fri Night: N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds, becoming NE 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain. Sat: NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NE 9 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm. Sat Night: E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NE 8 ft at 9 seconds. Rain. Sun: S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: SE 10 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. Sun Night: SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Rain. Mon: NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. Mon Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Tue: NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Tue Night: W winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. | |
| Zone Forecast: S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 nm (AMZ154) | |
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