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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1143 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 cold front extending NE from near Cape Lookout
will move slightly S tonight and then will stall near Cape Fear
early Sun. A series of developing low pressure centers will move
NE along the front Sun into Tue while pulling the cold front S
and SE. 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 to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW 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 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 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N 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...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N 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.