Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
087 FZNT24 KWNM 220845 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 445 AM 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...A high extending over most of the waters will slowly drift S through Thu. It will then settle across the far S waters Thu night where it will persist through Fri night. A cold front will pass across the northern waters Thu afternoon through Fri. A weak ridge will follow Fri night before another low forms and pushes offshore near the Carolinas on Sat and slowly continues E through Sun night while weakening. Sandy Hook to 37.5N .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet .TODAY...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.