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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
941 FZNT24 KWNM 132109 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 509 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 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 cold front will drift S over the S waters tonight and stall across the S waters Wed. A weak low will move E along the front Wed, and quickly move E of the area while pulling the cold front S of the area Wed night into Fri. High pressure will build E over the N portion today into Fri, then shift E of the region Fri night into Sat night while maintaining a ridge across the waters. Tropical Storm Ernesto will track N to the SE of the area Fri night while strengthening to a hurricane, then turn NE Sat and Sat night. Ernesto will stay E of the Mid-Atlantic waters Sun and move NE away from the area Sun night. See the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center on Tropical Storm Ernesto. Chesapeake NAVTEX continues to be reported inoperable. Sandy Hook to 37.5N .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.