| 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: 223 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 |  |
Tonight: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers late this evening. Sat: N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming NE 7 ft at 10 seconds and NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to very rough in the afternoon. Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Sat Night: N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 30 to 35 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, except 5 to 7 ft near shore. Wave detail: NE 10 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, increasing to extremely rough after midnight. A chance of showers. Sun: N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Near shore, seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NE 12 ft at 13 seconds and N 5 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, increasing to extremely rough in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Sun Night: N winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, except 6 to 8 ft near shore. Wave detail: NE 12 ft at 14 seconds and N 4 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers extremely rough, diminishing to very rough after midnight. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Mon: N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, except 5 to 7 ft near shore. Wave detail: NE 11 ft at 15 seconds and N 6 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Mon Night: N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Near shore, seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Tue: N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. Tue Night: N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Wed: N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. Wed Night: N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers. 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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