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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
451 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 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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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
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.SYNOPSIS...A weak stationary front extending SE from the
coastline near Cape Henry will dissipate later this morning while
a weak area of high pressure over the central and N waters moves
E of the area today. A trough will move E across the northern and
central waters later today and be followed by a slowly moving
cold front later tonight. The cold front will move SE across the
N and central areas of the waters Thu and Thu night, then stall
over this region as a stationary front. The front will return to
the N as a warm front Fri and lift N of the area Fri night into
Sat. Another cold front will approach the Mid- Atlantic coast
Sun, then move slowly E and SE into the northern and central
waters Sun night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.