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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
541 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 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 ridge will prevail over the far
southern waters through tonight. A stationary front across the
central waters will begin to drift N as a warm front tonight. Low
pressure will develop along the front off the Mid-Atlantic coast
Thu, then drift slowly E to SE across the N and central waters
Thu night into Fri while pulling a weak cold front across the
area. The weak low will then drift NE over the NE waters Fri
night as the next cold front approaches from the W. This cold
front will move E and SE over the waters Sat and Sat night. High
pressure will prevail across the northern waters while a series
of lows move off the SE coast and NE across the central and S
waters Sun into Mon night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

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

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.