| 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: 600 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026 |  |
| Today: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Tonight: SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Fri: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Fri Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Sat: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. Sat Night: W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Sun: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Sun Night: NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. Mon: NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Mon Night: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 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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