Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
444 FZNT24 KWNM 182100 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 500 PM EDT Tue Jun 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... The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas only. To learn more please visit the following URL: https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php .SYNOPSIS...A high pressure ridge will persist across the N waters tonight into Wed night, shift S to the central waters Thu, persist into Sat while slowly weakening, and then shift E of the region Sat night. 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 far SE states Fri. A weak cold front will stall near 40N Fri night, and then lift N away from the area as a warm front Sat into Sat night. Another cold front will approach from the W and NW Sun and Sun night. Sandy Hook to 37.5N .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...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...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW 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 winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E 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 15 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 7 ft. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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.