| 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: 901 PM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026 |  |
| Tonight: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late this evening, then becoming S after midnight, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat late this evening, then increasing to light chop after midnight, increasing to a moderate chop late. Showers likely. A chance of tstms until early morning, then a slight chance of tstms late. Fri: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Fri Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Sat: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Showers. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. Sat Night: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of tstms. Showers. Sun: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. Sun Night: E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. Mon: N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. Mon Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Tue: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. Tue Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 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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