Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
860 FZNT24 KWNM 190920 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 520 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 this afternoon through Fri. A stationary front will extend ENE from the low. The low will occlude this evening 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. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .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. Scattered 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...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. 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.