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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
449 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 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...

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.SYNOPSIS...High pressure centered E of the waters will continue
to extend a ridge W across the N and central waters tonight
through Sat night, while slowly weakening and drifting SE. An
area of low pressure, a possible tropical cyclone, S of the
waters about 150 miles E of the northernmost Bahamas, will move
west-northwest towards the Florida or Georgia coast tonight into
Fri. Please refer to the latest tropical weather outlook from the
National Hurricane Center for more information. Otherwise, a cold
front will approach the N waters on Fri, then stall near 40N Fri
night and Sat before lifting slowly N away from the area as a
warm front Sat night into Sun. Another cold front will approach
the N waters from the NW Sun night into Mon, then move E into the
waters Mon night through Tue night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated tstms.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.