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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...

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.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.