| 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: 645 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 |  |
Today: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms late this morning. A chance of showers and tstms early this afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late. Tonight: SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Wed: SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A slight chance of showers and tstms. Wed Night: SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Thu: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm. Thu Night: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 nm in the evening. Fri: SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Fri Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Sat: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Sat Night: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Showers likely with a chance of 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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