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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
524 PM EDT Sun Apr 28 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...High pressure will persist over the southern waters
tonight through Tue night. A warm front will move across the N
waters tonight into Mon. A cold front will push SE across the
northern waters Mon and Mon night then stall across the northern
portions Tue. A weak area of low pressure will move off the New
Jersey coast Tue night and move across the northern waters Wed,
then pass E of the waters Wed night while pushing a cold front
through the central waters Wed night and into the southern waters
Thu and Thu night while dissipating. Weak high pressure will
build into the N and central waters behind the front Wed night
into Thu night, persist over the waters Fri then shift E of the
waters Fri night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early. Slight chance of tstms.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.