| 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: 326 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026 |  |
| Today: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. Tonight: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. Sat: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm. Sat Night: SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. Sun: NE winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the morning. Sun Night: S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Mon: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. Mon Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. Tue: W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. Tue Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light 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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