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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
506 PM EDT Mon May 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...Broad low pressure centered well E of the waters will
continue to move slowly E away from the area tonight. A
stationary front will remain draped across far SE portions of the
waters tonight through Wed. High pressure will build S into the
northern waters Tue morning. The high pressure ridge will slowly
drift S into the central waters Tue night through Thu while
weakening. It will then settle across the far S waters Thu night
where it will persist through Fri night. A cold front will move E
into the northern waters on Fri. A weak area of low pressure will
develop along the southern end of the front near the mouth of the
Chesapeake Bay on Sat, lifting NE Sat night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.