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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1130 PM EDT Mon Aug 12 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 central and S
waters tonight into Tue night, 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 Tue 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 as a hurricane, then
turn NE Sat and Sat 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...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW 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...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...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 4 ft. Slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.