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FZNT25 KWNM 190850
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
450 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 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...Low pressure centered about 350 nm E of Cape Charles
will drift slowly SE today while pulling a weak cold front
across the area. The low will then move slowly NE away from the
waters tonight before dissipating late Sat. A cold front will
approach the area from the N Sat and Sat night, and then will
stall near Cape Fear Sun. A series of low pressure centers will
move NE along the front later Sun night into Tue. High pressure
will build SE to the coast Tue night.

Murrells Inlet to 31N

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

South of 31N

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.