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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
216 FZNT24 KWNM 022137 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 537 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 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 stationary front across the southern waters will persist through Wed, then weaken but linger into Thu before dissipating. High pressure over the N waters will drift S over the central and southern waters tonight into Wed night. The high will shift E of the waters Thu and Thu night. The high will then maintain a ridge over the central and southern waters Fri into Sun night. Chesapeake NAVTEX is reported inoperable. Technicians are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience. Sandy Hook to 37.5N .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .WED...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely and isolated tstms. .WED...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.