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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
500 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal
waters forecasts...

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.SYNOPSIS...A high pressure ridge will persist across the N
waters tonight into Wed night, shift S to the central waters Thu,
persist into Sat while slowly weakening, and then shift E of the
region Sat night. A weak tropical wave will move W and pass near
or just S of the far S waters later Thu into Thu night, and then
move onshore over the far SE states Fri. A weak cold front will
stall near 40N Fri night, and then lift N away from the area as a
warm front Sat into Sat night. Another cold front will approach
from the W and NW Sun and Sun night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers
and slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.