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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1057 PM EDT Fri May 3 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 E of the region will continue moving E
and SE tonight while the associated cold front drifts slowly S
across the central waters. The front will weaken and stall over
the S waters early Sat, and then dissipate by late Sat into Sat
night. High pressure will build S and SE over the waters N of the
front tonight through Sat. The high will dominate most of the
area Sat night into Sun, before sliding off to the E and NE of
the waters Sun night as a weak cold front approaches the coast.
The front will remain near the coast Mon, slowly move SE over the
N waters Mon night into Tue, then stall over the central waters
Tue night. On Wed, the front will begin to slowly lift N as a
warm front across the central and N waters, then move just N of
the area Wed night as weak low pressure areas form along the
front.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance
of showers.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight
chance of showers.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.