| 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: 715 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 |  |
Tonight: SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds, becoming 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 in the morning. 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 with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 nm. Thu Night: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. Showers likely. Fri: S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Fri Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Sat: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms. Sun: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Sun Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 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. 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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