Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
915 FZNT24 KWNM 180302 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1102 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 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 will remain nearly stationary along the North Carolina coast tonight, then lift N across the area Wed into Thu. The low will stall over the far N waters Thu night into Fri, then move slowly SE across the area Fri night into Sun night. An associated warm front will lift N across the waters tonight into Wed, and pass N of the area later Wed. The front will then stall just N of the area Wed night and Thu, then return slowly S across the waters as a cold front Fri into Sun night. A high pressure ridge will build W of the region Fri into Sun night. Sandy Hook to 37.5N .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.