Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
921 FZNT24 KWNM 222121 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 521 PM EDT Wed May 22 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 E of the waters will continue to drift slowly E away from the waters tonight. A cold front will approach the northern waters Thu afternoon, and move SE across the northern waters Thu night through Fri night. A weak ridge of high pressure will build over the waters Sat, shifting E of the waters Sat night and Sun as a weak second cold front approaches the northern waters from the W. A strong low will NE across the Great Lakes Sun night and Mon, dragging a strong cold front E towards the coast. The front will reach the waters Mon night. Sandy Hook to 37.5N .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .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 5 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet .TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S 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. Scattered showers and tstms. .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...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.