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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
963 FZNT24 KWNM 080841 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 441 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 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... The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas only. To learn more please visit the following URL: https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php .SYNOPSIS...A high pressure ridge will persist from the outer portion of the waters eastward today through Fri night, with the ridge strengthening Thu into Fri night while retrograding westward. An upper level trough will track W over the far southern waters today into Tue while weakening. Otherwise, a stationary front near the coast or just inland will persist today into Tue while weakening. A cold front will slowly approach from the W Wed into Thu night, with the front stalling and weakening near the coast or just inland Fri and Fri night. Chesapeake NAVTEX is reported inoperable. Technicians are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience. Sandy Hook to 37.5N .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.