Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
876 FZNT24 KWNM 010847 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 447 AM EDT Wed May 1 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 persist E of the S waters through tonight. A warm front will slowly move E and NE across the N waters today, as weak low pressure tracks NE across the area. The low will push a cold front across the waters today into tonight. A weak area of low pressure will move across the region Thu and Thu night, pulling another cold front across the waters. A weak ridge of high pressure will slowly build towards the area Thu night through Sat night, then move across the area Sun and Sun night. Sandy Hook to 37.5N .TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.