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S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm

AMZ156 · Coastal Waters Forecast · National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC · Issued 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026
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Forecast
Tonight
NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers this evening. A chance of tstms. Showers likely after midnight.
Sun
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of tstms. Showers.
Sun Night
SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight. Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening, then rain with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.
Mon
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Rain.
Mon Night
NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening.
Tue
NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough.
Tue Night
NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
Wed
NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers choppy.
Wed Night
NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Thu
NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Thu Night
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
Synopsis
A cold front moves through the area today with a modest northerly surge of wind behind it across the northern and central waters. Showers and storms possible over Gulf Stream waters today as well as the southern rivers and sounds. Southerly flow then briefly returns on Sunday as a weak area of low pressure moves through ENC. Another northerly surge, this one stronger, then comes Monday into Tuesday as the low, and another cold front, move offshore. Northeasterly flow then continues for much of next week.
Source: National Weather Service Coastal Waters Forecast (CWF), issued 445 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026, valid until Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:45 UTC. Original text · All zones