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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1146 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 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:
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.SYNOPSIS...A cold front moving SE away from the northern waters
will become stationary E of Cape Lookout today while high
pressure builds across the northern waters. High pressure will
move E of the waters on Sat as the front returns back N as a warm
front Sat and Sat night. The warm front will move N of the waters
early Sun, while high pressure over the central Atlantic extends
a ridge W into the southern waters. Another cold front will move
SE across the northern waters Sun night, reaching the central
waters Mon. It will become stationary Mon night, extending NE
from Savannah to the Outer Mid-Atlantic Waters, and remain in
place through Tue night as weak low pressure develops along the
front.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.