| 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: 332 AM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026 |  |
Today: N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Wave detail: NE 9 ft at 10 seconds and N 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning and afternoon. Tonight: N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Wave detail: NE 9 ft at 13 seconds and N 5 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. A slight chance of rain in the evening. Fri: N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave detail: NE 9 ft at 14 seconds and N 5 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. Fri Night: N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 2 to 4 ft near shore. Wave detail: NE 7 ft at 14 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Sat: N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave detail: E 6 ft at 13 seconds and NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Sat Night: N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave detail: E 5 ft at 13 seconds and NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Sun: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Sun Night: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Mon: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Mon Night: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. 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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