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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southeast U.S. waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1158 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 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 E to SE tonight into Fri while pulling a weak
cold front across the waters, then will move slowly NE away from
the waters Fri night and 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
along the SE coast Tue night.


Murrells Inlet to 31N

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.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 7 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

South of 31N

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.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 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.