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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1154 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 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 centered about 350 nm E of Cape Charles
will drift slowly E to SE tonight into Fri while pulling a weak
cold front across the waters, then will move slowly NE over the
far NE waters Fri night and Sat. A cold front will move E and SE
over the waters Sat and Sat night, and then will stall near Cape
Fear Sun. A series of low pressure centers will move NE along the
front later Sun night into Tue. High pressure will build E across
the N waters Sun and Sun night, and then shift well E of the
region Mon and Mon night. High pressure will build along the SE
coast Tue night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.