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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1223 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.

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through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal
waters forecasts...

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.SYNOPSIS...Low pressure now over SE Georgia will drift N today
into early next week. High pressure will persist E of the waters
with a ridge extending westward over most of the waters today
into Sun. The ridge will gradually shift E later Sun and Sun
night as a cold front approaches the northern Mid- Atlantic
coast. The cold front will move offshore and cross the N waters
Mon, and then clear E of the northern waters Mon night as the
front crosses the central 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 front will return
N as a warm front Wed as the high shifts E of the N waters. The
warm front will lift north of the area by Wed night as another
cold front approaches the coast from the W.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Tstms likely
and chance of showers.
.MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. 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 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE 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.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 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.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.