| 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: 1031 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026 | |
Overnight: N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and NE 6 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to choppy. Fri: NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Fri Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Sat: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. Sat Night: E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. Sun: SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SE 5 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. Sun Night: S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. Showers with a chance of tstms. Mon: S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Showers with a chance of tstms. Mon Night: SW winds around 25 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of tstms. Showers. Tue: NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of rain in the morning. Tue Night: NW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 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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