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Cape Lookout to Surf City — NWS marine zone AMZ158. Wind in knots, seas in feet, every number pulled live.

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⚠ Gale Warning

Gale Warning issued October 16 at 9:04AM EDT until October 19 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM; S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM

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Stay in today

The National Weather Service has a gale warning out for this water. The numbers are past what a recreational boat has any business being out in. There is no version of this that is worth it — the water will still be there tomorrow. This is a comfort read on wind and seas, not a safety clearance. You know your boat, your crew and your water better than any forecast does.

·Observed wind WSW 7 kt gusting 11 at BFTN7
·Observed seas 3 ft at 41159
·Forecast today: SW 10-15 kt
·Forecast seas 2-3 ft
·Gale Warning in effect

Computed from the live readings below · not a safety clearance

The window

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12 PMNOW

Seas

2.0 ft

4.0 s · Breezy

Wind

12 kt

Moderate breeze · F4 · gusting 17 · from SW

Tide 3.5 ftStorms 0%Cloud 24%☀ daylight

Sporty

Small boats will get beat up. Pick your heading and slow down.

12 PMdrag the chart or the sliderSun 11 AM

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Seas ft	2.0	2.4	2.7	2.9	3.0	2.9	2.7	2.4	2.6	3.5	4.0	3.9	3.7	3.9	3.9	4.1
Period s	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
Sea dir
Wind kt	12	14	14	13	13	11	11	13	17	22	23	22	22	21	22	22
Gust kt	17	20	21	20	19	18	17	20	25	31	32	33	32	32	33	34
Wind dir
Storms %	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Hour	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	12AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	12AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
	Fri				Sat								Sun

Glass <1 ftLight 1-2 ftBreezy 2-3 ftFresh 3-4 ftStrong 4-6 ftVery strong 6-8 ft

Right now

observed, not forecast

Wind

7ktgusting 11

From WSW · 240° · BFTN7

Seas

3 ft

41159 · 4 s period

Water

78°F

41159

Air

79°F

BFTN7

NDBC BFTN7 0.4 nm + 41159 33.3 nm

56 min ago

On the water

AMZ158 · Cape Lookout to Surf City

TodaySeas 2-3 ft

Wind SW 10-15 ktInside moderate chop

SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.

under 2 ft2–4 ftover 4 ftwind, kt

TonightSW 15-20 kt · seas 2-4 ft

SaturdayNW 15-20 kt g25 · seas 4-6 ft

Saturday NightN 25-30 kt g40 · seas 7-10 ft

NWS coastal waters forecast AMZ158 · issued 4:55 AM ET

Tide

3.6 ft now, falling

Next low at 18:56 · 1.2 ft

NOAA 8656483 · Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab · 0.3 nm · MLLW

Daylight

America/New_York

Sunrise

7:13 AM

at this town’s position

Sunset

6:31 PM

5h 39m of light left

NOAA solar position for 34.716, -76.664

Pulled live at 12:51 PM ET from NDBC, the National Weather Service and NOAA CO-OPS — nothing on this screen is cached, sampled or filled in. Planning aid only, not for navigation. Carry current charts.