| 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: 359 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026 |  |
| Tonight: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat late. A slight chance of showers and tstms this evening. Wed: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Wed Night: S winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Thu: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Thu Night: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Fri: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Fri Night: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Sat: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Sat Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Sun: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Sun Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. 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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