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FZNT24 KWNM 201543
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1143 AM EDT Fri Sep 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...

.SYNOPSIS...Low pressure centered about 160 nm SE of Nantucket
will remain nearly stationary today and tonight, slowly drift E
across the outer mid-Atlantic waters Sat through Sun night, then
drift more S and SE while remaining just E of the waters Mon
through Tue night. A weak cold front extending S from the low
will slowly move SE across the outer central waters today through
Sat, moving SE of the southern waters Sat night. A high pressure
ridge will gradually build S into the northern and central waters
Sun into Mon, then continue building S along the coast Mon into
Tue night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Isolated showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.