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FZNT24 KWNM 281544
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1144 AM 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...A high pressure center over the central waters this
morning, will move S into the southern waters later this
afternoon and tonight then persist through Tue and Tue night. A
warm front will move across the N waters later this afternoon and
tonight. A cold front will push SE across the northern waters Mon
and Mon night then stall across the northern areas 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.
Weak high pressure will build into the N and central waters
behind the front Wed night into Thu night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

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

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.