Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
280 FZUS52 KMHX 160051 CWFMHX Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 60 NM, including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary AMZ100-161400- 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters... Cold front will stay south of area waters through tonight with NE winds. The front will then lift back north tomorrow as a warm front, bringing a return to SE to SW flow. Low risk of SCA Monday ahead of the next front, expected to stall over area waters through at least midweek. $$ AMZ230-161400- Albemarle Sound- 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ131-161400- Alligator River- 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms early this evening. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ231-161400- Croatan and Roanoke Sounds- 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SW winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ135-161400- Pamlico Sound- 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms early this evening. .SUN...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ136-161400- Pamlico and Pungo Rivers- 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms early this evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .TUE...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...E winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ137-161400- Neuse and Bay Rivers- 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms early this evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late this evening. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ150-161400- S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm- 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SUN...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the evening. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ180-161400- Waters from Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM- 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ152-161400- S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm- 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SUN...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms, mainly in the morning. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ182-161400- Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM- 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this evening. .SUN...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ154-161400- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms until early morning. .SUN...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ184-161400- Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM- 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ156-161400- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly this evening. .SUN...E winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 6 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ186-161400- Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM- 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms until early morning, then a slight chance of showers and tstms late. .SUN...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .MON...SW winds around 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of tstms after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ158-161400- S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm- 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly this evening. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ AMZ188-161400- Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM- 851 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds around 10 kt, becoming NE late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$