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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1054 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025

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...High pressure just E of the area will maintain a weak
ridge to the S of the waters today. A weak cold front will move
slowly E across the waters today and then will stall across the
central and southern portions this evening. Weak low pressure
will develop along the front this evening, then will track NE
along the front later tonight into Mon. The low will move well E
of the waters late Mon. The associated stationary front will lift
N across the waters as a weakening warm front Mon night and Tue.
Another cold front will move E across the waters Tue night into
Wed as strengthening low pressure passes just E of the area. The
front will stall and dissipate Wed. High pressure will build E
across the waters late Wed into Thu as developing low pressure
and a cold front approach the coast. The low will track NE near
the New England coast late Thu and Thu night while pulling the
cold front E across the waters.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of
showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight
chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
rain.
.MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.