Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
975 FZNT24 KWNM 110352 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1152 PM EDT Fri May 10 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 across the outer Mid-Atlantic waters will move quickly E along a stationary front this evening. As the low slides E across the northern waters, a cold front will push across the central and southern waters tonight. The front will push just E of the area late tonight as another low develops along the front. The low will move E of the central waters Sat then move NE of the northern waters Sat night. High pressure will build over the waters Sat night into Sun behind the low before weak low pressure and cold front push offshore from the Mid-Atlantic coast Sun and Sun night. The front will clear E of the area late Sun night as high pressure builds in across the area Sun night and Mon. The high will shift E of the waters Mon night and Tue ahead of the next approaching cold front. Low pressure and a cold front will approach the Mid- Atlantic coast Tue night, then track NE across the waters Wed and Wed night. Sandy Hook to 37.5N ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .WED...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.