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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
445 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 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 high pressure ridge over the far S waters will
slowly tonight into Fri. An area of low pressure E of the
Delmarva will drift slowly E to SE across the N and central
waters tonight into Fri while pulling a weak cold front across
the region, then move slowly NE over the far NE waters Fri night
and Sat. A cold front will move E and SE over the waters Sat and
Sat night, and stall over the S and central waters Sun. A series
of low pressure centers will move NE along the front Sun night
into Tue. High pressure will build E across the N waters Sun and
Sun night, and then shift well E of the region Mon and Mon night.
High pressure will build along the SE coast Tue night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.