Coastal Waters Forecast for S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 nm (AMZ158) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 nm (AMZ158)
Issued by: National Weather Service Morehead City, NC
Last Update: 626 PM EDT Fri Jul 26 2024


Tonight: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat late this evening, then increasing to light chop after midnight. Showers this evening. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely after midnight.

Sat: NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Occasional gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.

Sat Night: NE winds 15 to 20 kt with occasional gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers.

Sun: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.

Sun Night: E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight.

Mon: W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.

Mon Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.

Tue: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.

Tue Night: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers after midnight.

Wed: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.

Wed Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.







Zone Forecast: S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 nm (AMZ158)

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