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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
502 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 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...A series of low pressures over the northern and
central waters will remain across the waters tonight. A cold
front moving E and SE over the waters tonight will stall near
Cape Fear Sun. A series of developing low pressure centers will
move NE along the front later Sun night into Tue. High pressure
will build E across the N waters Sun and Sun night, and then
shift well E of the region Mon and Mon night. High pressure will
build along the SE coast Tue into Tue night, then drift E over
the southern waters Wed and Wed night. A cold front will move
into the NW portion Wed, before passing SE across the area Wed
night. High pressure will again build E across the waters Thu
into Thu night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.