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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1146 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 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...A warm front will lift NE of the far NE waters early
tonight. A strong cold front will move E over the area tonight
into Fri night. A strong secondary cold front will move offshore
Fri night into Sat. High pressure will build E over the S waters
Sat and Sat night, then shift E of the region Sun into Mon night
while maintaining a ridge over the S portion. Another cold front
will move S over the area Mon and Mon night, stall over the
central waters Tue, and then return slowly N as a warm front Tue
night. Another high will build over the area Tue into Tue night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt. Seas
11 to 15 ft, building to 15 to 21 ft. Showers and isolated tstms
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 24 ft. Scattered showers
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt. Seas
12 to 21 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 40 to 50 kt, becoming S to SW 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 14 to 19 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.