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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
445 PM EDT Sun Sep 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...Low pressure centered about 260 nm SE of Nantucket
will slowly drift S across the outer mid- Atlantic waters tonight
through Mon night, then turn E and move away from the waters Tue
into Wed. A high pressure ridge will gradually build S along the
mid-Atlantic coast tonight, then continue building S along the
coast Mon into Tue night. The ridge will move offshore Wed, then
shift NE and weaken Wed night and Thu. Low pressure will develop
offshore of the northern waters Thu night, then track E while
remaining N of the area Fri and Fri night. Across the southern
portions, winds and seas may increase later Thu into Fri ahead of
a possible tropical cyclone moving from the eastern Gulf of
Mexico inland into the Southeast U.S., and all marine interests
should closely monitor the latest forecasts from the National
Hurricane Center.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Isolated
showers.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Isolated showers.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.