| 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: 300 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 |  |
| Today: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late. Tonight: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. Sat: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. Sat Night: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Sun: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Sun Night: SE winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Mon: N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Mon Night: E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of showers and tstms. Tue: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Tue Night: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. 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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