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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1125 PM EDT Sat May 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...Broad low pressure over the northern waters, centered
about 270 nm SE of Nantucket, will remain nearly stationary
tonight and Sun, and then will move slowly E away from the area
Sun night through Mon night. A stationary front extending E
across the waters from the North Carolina coast will persist
tonight into early Sun. A series of weak low pressure centers
will form and move E along the boundary tonight through Mon. The
front will move slowly S later Sun through Mon, and will pass S
of the area Mon night and Tue while high pressure builds S into
the northern waters. The high pressure ridge will slowly drift S
and then E Tue night through Thu while weakening. A cold front
will approach the northern Mid-Atlantic coast Thu night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers
likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers likely and
scattered tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers
likely and scattered tstms.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.