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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
310 FZNT24 KWNM 130330 OFFN02 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.