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FZNT24 KWNM 221526
OFFN02

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1126 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 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 centered about 230 nm SE of Nantucket
will slowly drift S across the outer mid- Atlantic waters today
through Mon night, then turn E and move away from the waters Tue
into Wed. A high pressure ridge will gradually build S along the
mid-Atlantic coast today and tonight, then continue building S
along the coast Mon into Tue night. The ridge will shift offshore
Wed and, then shift NE and weaken Wed night and Thu. Low pressure
will develop offshore of the northern waters Thu night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated
showers.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Isolated showers.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.