| 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: 1015 PM EST Thu Jan 2 2025 |  |
Overnight: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with a few gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Fri: NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to rough in the afternoon. Fri Night: NW winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: W 7 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. Sat: NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 14 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough in the afternoon. Sat Night: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 16 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Sun: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 15 seconds, becoming W 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 15 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. Sun Night: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight. Mon: SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. Rain likely. Mon Night: W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough after midnight. Tue: N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. Tue Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. | |
| Zone Forecast: S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 nm (AMZ156) | |
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