| 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: 303 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026 |  |
This Afternoon: SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Tonight: SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. Fri: N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Fri Night: NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight. Sat: E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 3 to 5 ft near shore. Wave detail: E 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 2 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Sat Night: E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 5 to 7 ft near shore. Wave detail: E 9 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Showers likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm. Sun: S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 nm in the morning. Sun Night: SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. Showers with a chance of tstms. Mon: W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning. Mon Night: NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. 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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