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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1204 PM EDT Sat May 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...

.SYNOPSIS...Broad low pressure over the northern waters,
centered about 240 nm SE of Nantucket, will continue to drift E
today through Sun while also continuing to weaken. A stationary
front extending E from the North Carolina coast will persist
today into early Sun, and then finally will drift S late Sun and
Sun night. A series of weak low pressure centers will form and
move E along the boundary Sun through Mon. The front will then
move S of the area Mon night and Tue while a high pressure ridge
builds S into the N waters. The ridge will persist through Wed
night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Chance of showers and scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely
and scattered tstms.
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers likely
and scattered tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers
likely and scattered tstms.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.