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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.