718 FZUS72 KMHX 211450 MWSMHX Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 950 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025 AMZ154-156-211715- S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary- S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm- 950 AM EST Sun Dec 21 2025 ...Gusty Winds through this Morning between Cape Lookout and Cape Hatteras... The combination of a tightened gradient and warm Gulf Stream waters is producing gusty westerly winds of 25 knots or higher between Cape Lookout and Cape Hatteras. These gusty winds will persist through around noon. $$