Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
657 FZNT24 KWNM 080247 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1047 PM EDT Tue May 7 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 cold front over the northern waters will move S late tonight then stall and return N as a warm front on Wed. Low pressure will slide E off the New England coast Wed night and E of the area Thu while pulling a cold front into the northern waters. The front will stall over the northern waters Thu night while a low will slide offshore along the front Fri. As the low slides E across the northern waters a cold front will push across the central and southern waters Fri and Fri night. The front will push just E of the area Sat as a strong low develops along the front. High pressure will build over the waters Sat night and Sun. A weak cold front will push offshore Sun night off the Mid-Atlantic. Sandy Hook to 37.5N .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.