Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
463 FZNT24 KWNM 201435 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1035 AM EDT Thu Jun 20 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...High pressure centered E of the waters today continues to extend a ridge W across the N and central waters. The ridge will persist across the central waters tonight through Sat night while slowly weakening and drifting SE. An area of low pressure, a possible tropical cyclone, S of the waters about 150 miles E of the northernmost Bahamas, will move west-northwest towards the Florida or Georgia coast into Fri. Please refer to the latest tropical weather outlook from the National Hurricane Center for more information. Otherwise, a cold front will approach the N waters on Fri,then stall near 40N Fri night and Sat before lifting slowly N away from the area as a warm front Sat night into Sun. Another cold front will approach the N waters from the NW Sun night into Mon, then stall along the coast Mon before weakening Mon night. Sandy Hook to 37.5N .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 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 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 11 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.