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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
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851 FZNT24 KWNM 230249 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1049 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 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: https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php .SYNOPSIS...A high pressure ridge extending W over the waters from the western Atlantic Ocean will persist into early Sun, and then shift E of the region. A cold front will approach the northern Mid-Atlantic and Delmarva coast later Sun and Sun night. The cold front will move offshore and cross the N waters Mon, and then clear E of the N waters Mon night as the front moves into the central waters waters. The front will likely stall and weaken from the South Carolina coast eastward Tue and Tue night as weak high pressure forms N of the front. The weak front will dissipate Wed as the high shifts E of the N waters. The next cold front will approach the coast from the W and NW later Wed into Wed night. The cold front will move SE over the N waters Thu, and the central waters Thu night while weakening. Sandy Hook to 37.5N .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered to more isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.