Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
644 FZNT24 KWNM 261530 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1130 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 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 weak area of high pressure E of the central and N waters will continue moving E of the area today. A trough will move E across the northern and central waters later today and be followed by a slowly moving cold front later tonight. The cold front will move SE across the N and central areas of the waters Thu and Thu night, then stall over this region as a stationary front. The front will return to the N as a warm front Fri and lift N of the area Fri night into Sat. Another cold front will approach the Mid- Atlantic coast Sun, then move slowly E and SE into the northern and central waters Sun night. Sandy Hook to 37.5N .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 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. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.