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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1142 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 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...High pressure will drift S over the S waters tonight
through Tue, then shift E of the area Tue night through Wed night
while maintaining a ridge across the S portion. A warm front will
move E across the N waters tonight into Mon. A cold front will
move SE across the N waters Mon and Mon night, then stall across
the N portion Tue. A weak area of low pressure will move off the
New Jersey coast Tue night, move E across the N waters Wed, then
pass E of the waters Wed night while pulling a weakening cold
front through the central and S waters Wed night through Thu
night. Weak high pressure will build over the N and central
waters Wed night into Thu night, and persist over the waters Fri
and Fri night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.