Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
151 FZNT24 KWNM 281546 OFFN02 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: https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php .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.