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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1117 AM EDT Sun Apr 21 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 E and NE across the
waters from near Cape Fear will persist in this area today while
a series of developing low pressure centers move NE along the
front today into Mon evening while pulling the cold front S and
SE. The last low pressure will strengthen just to E of the waters
Mon night and Tue. High pressure will build E across the N waters
today and tonight, and then will shift well E of the region Mon
and Mon night. High pressure will build along the SE coast Tue
into Tue night, then drift E over the southern waters Wed and Wed
night. A cold front will move into the NW portion Wed, before
passing SE across the area Wed night. High pressure will again
build E across the waters Thu into Thu night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Rain.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance
of showers.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to
8 to 11 ft. Rain and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain.
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
showers.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Chance of
showers.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.