| 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: 111 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026 |  |
| Rest Of Tonight: SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Thu: S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. Thu Night: S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. 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. Fri: E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning. Fri Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. Sat: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. Showers. Sat Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers with a chance of tstms. Sun: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Sun Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Mon: NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of showers and tstms. Mon Night: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. 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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