| 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: 727 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026 |  |
Tonight: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Sat: SW winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. Sat Night: SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Sun: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. Sun Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of tstms. Showers. Mon: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers with a chance of tstms. Mon Night: SW winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Tue: SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of tstms. Tue Night: SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers and tstms. Wed: SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of showers and tstms. Wed Night: SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. 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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