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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1241 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 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 high pressure ridge will prevail over the far
southern waters today into Wed night. A cold front moving S over
the northern waters early this morning will stall over the
central waters, from near Cape Fear eastward, later today. The
front will persist over the central waters tonight, and then
drift N as a warm front Wed and Wed night. Low pressure will
develop along the front off the Mid-Atlantic coast Thu, then
drift slowly E to SE across the N and central waters Thu night
into Fri while pulling a weakening cold front across the area.
The weak low will lift N over the area Fri night as the next cold
front approaches from the W. This cold front will move E and SE
over the waters Sat and Sat night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
tstms and slight chance of showers.
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and
tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.