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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1046 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 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...

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.SYNOPSIS...A high pressure ridge will persist across the N
waters through tonight, then shift S to the central waters on
Thu. It will persist across the central and S waters through Sat
night while slowly weakening. A weak tropical wave will move W
and pass near or just S of the far S waters later Thu into Thu
night, and then move onshore over the SE states Fri. A cold front
will approach the N waters on Fri, then stall along 40N Fri night
and Sat before lifting N away from the area as a warm front Sat
night. Another cold front will approach the N waters from the NW
Sun night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TODAY...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 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...S to 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...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.