Weekend Winter Storm Potential
| 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: 236 PM EST Sat Jan 24 2026 |  |
This Afternoon: NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Wave detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. A slight chance of rain. Tonight: NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Near shore, seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NE 7 ft at 7 seconds and E 6 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. Sun: S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Wave detail: SE 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 5 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 nm. Sun Night: SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 5 to 7 ft near shore. Wave detail: SE 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 6 seconds, becoming SW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SE 6 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A slight chance of tstms. Rain. Mon: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 5 to 7 ft near shore. Wave detail: SW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SE 5 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of rain in the morning. Mon Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Wave detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 4 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Tue: NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Tue Night: W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Wed: N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Wed Night: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. 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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