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FZNT24 KWNM 220221
OFFN02

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1021 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 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 180 nm SE of Nantucket
will slowly drift E across the outer mid- Atlantic waters tonight
through Sun night, then drift more S and SE while remaining E of
the waters Mon into Tue. The low will turn more E and clear away
from the waters Tue night into Wed. A high pressure ridge will
gradually build S into the northern and central waters Sun into
Mon, then continue building S along the coast Mon into Tue night.
The ridge will expand offshore Wed and Wed night, then shift NE
and weaken Thu and Thu night. Low pressure will move offshore Thu
and Thu night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Isolated
showers.
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON...N to NE 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Isolated showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 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 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated
showers.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Isolated showers.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.