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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
565 FZNT24 KWNM 071532 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1132 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 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 east and southeastward today through Thu night, with the ridge strengthening Thu and Thu night. A cold front will approach the area from the W early today, stall along the coast later today and tonight, and then weaken Mon. A low pressure trough will prevail just inland from the coast Mon night through Wed night. Another cold front will approach from the W Thu and Thu night. Chesapeake NAVTEX is reported inoperable. Technicians are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience. Sandy Hook to 37.5N .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...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. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .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. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...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. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 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. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...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. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .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 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.