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FZNT25 KWNM 120838
OFFN03

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
438 AM EDT Tue Mar 12 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...Intense low pressure just SE of Nova Scotia will
continue to track E, passing to the E and SE of Nova Scotia
today. A series of low pressure troughs or secondary cold fronts
will move SE over the northern and central waters today into
tonight as high pressure slowly builds E into the southern
waters. The high will slide E away from the southern waters Wed
into Thu night while maintaining a weakening ridge westward over
the far southern waters. The ridge will shift S of the waters Fri
and Fri night. The last of the cold fronts will stall over the
northern waters Wed, and then return N as a warm front Wed night
into Thu night as weak lows form along the front. The front will
linger N of the waters Fri as a stronger low approaches New
England from the W. The stronger low will pass E and NE of the
region Fri night into Sat night while pulling a cold front SE
across the waters. The front will stall near Cape Hatteras Sat
night.

Murrells Inlet to 31N

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

South of 31N

.TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.


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