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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
459 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 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...

.SYNOPSIS...Low pressure about 100 nm NE of Charlestown, SC
formerly thought to have the potential to become tropical will
track slowly inland through tonight and further inland Tue.
Otherwise, a warm front will lift N across the waters tonight
through Tue night, and pass N of the area later Wed and Wed
night. A cold front will move E over the southern and then the
central waters tonight and Tue while stalling over this region
Tue night into Wed before again moving E later Wed and Wed night.
On Thu and Thu night the slow moving cold front will have several
low centers forming along it which will move towards the NE.
Another cold front will drift S across the N waters early Fri and
Fri night, while a high pressure ridge builds slowly S over
inland areas and and N of the waters. Another low pressure is
expected to develop along this cold front over the N waters Fri
and meander over this region Fri night into Sat, before moving E
and SE over the N and central areas Sat and Sat night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Tstms and scattered
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Showers
and tstms.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.