Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
605 FZNT24 KWNM 130314 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1114 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 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 stationary front will remain in place across the S waters tonight while weak low pressure tracks NE along the front. Weak high pressure will shift E across the N waters tonight, then clear E and NE of the waters Thu. Another low will form over the far S waters early Thu. The low will likely strengthen while moving slowly NE near the outer waters Thu night into early Sat. The low will move well NE of the waters by late Sat. A cold front will approach the NW waters late Fri, with the front then moving SE across the waters Fri night into Sat night. Behind the front, high pressure will again build SE across the N and central waters Sun into Mon. The high will move E away from the area by Mon night while maintaining a ridge westward across the waters. Sandy Hook to 37.5N .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON and MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON and MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT and SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT and MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.