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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1134 PM EDT Wed Jun 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...

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:
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.SYNOPSIS...A high pressure ridge will persist across the N
waters overnight, then shift slowly S to the central waters on
Thu. It will persist across the central waters Thu night through
Sat night while slowly weakening and drifting SE. A weak tropical
wave near 73W S of 30N will continue moving W overnight and Thu,
passing near or just S of the far S waters later Thu into Thu
night. It will then move onshore over the SE states Fri. 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

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...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 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 10 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S 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 8 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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.