| 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: 339 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025 |  |
Today: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Areas of fog early this morning. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. Vsby 1 nm or less early this morning. Tonight: S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Near shore, seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Sun: S winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Near shore, seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 9 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds, becoming S 10 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, increasing to very rough in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Sun Night: S winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Near shore, seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave detail: S 11 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers very rough, diminishing to rough after midnight. Tstms likely. Showers. Mon: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 8 ft at 9 seconds, becoming S 7 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Showers with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. Mon Night: N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 4 to 5 ft near shore. Wave detail: SE 6 ft at 9 seconds and N 3 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. A chance of showers in the evening. Tue: N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, diminishing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Tue Night: N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Wed: NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Wed Night: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light 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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