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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1038 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 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 just S of Georges Bank this morning will
become nearly stationary over the far northern waters today
through Fri. A stationary front will extend ENE from the low. The
low will occlude tonight as a second low forms to the NE, E of
Georges Bank. The occluded low will then drift slowly SE across
the Outer Mid- Atlantic Waters Fri night through Sun night. A
cold front extending S from the low will move slowly SE across
the central waters today through Sat as the low occludes. A high
pressure ridge will gradually build S into the northern and
central waters Mon and Mon night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Isolated
showers.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.