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FZNT24 KWNM 050301
OFFN02

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1101 PM EDT Sat May 4 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 stationary front extending SE over the waters from
near Cape Lookout, North Carolina early tonight, will slowly
dissipate later tonight or early Sun. Otherwise, high pressure
will build S and SE over most of the area tonight into Sun, then
shift E of the waters Sun night. A weak cold front will approach
the coast Mon, slowly move SE over the N waters Mon night into
Tue, then stall over the central waters Tue night. The front will
then lift N as a warm front across the central and N waters Wed
into Wed night as weak low pressure passes N of the area. Another
cold front will move S over the N portion Wed night, stall Thu,
and then lift slowly N as a warm front Thu night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight chance of
showers.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers
and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 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...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

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