| 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: 236 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026 |  |
| Tonight: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 13 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Patchy fog late with vsby 1 to 3 nm. Thu: E winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm. Thu Night: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. Fri: W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. Fri Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Sat: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Sat Night: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers. Sun: NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. Sun Night: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Mon: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers likely. Mon Night: NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. A chance of showers 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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