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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1100 PM EST Fri Nov 22 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...Strong low pressure over northern New Jersey will
move E and exit the coast tonight, and then will dissipate near
Georges Bank Sat. A second developing low will move SE of Georges
Bank tonight, and will move N and intensify just to the E of the
Gulf of Maine Sat. A cold front across the far NE waters will
clear E of the area tonight. The low departing to the NE will
pull a secondary cold front across the waters tonight into Sat,
and will track N toward the Gulf of Saint Lawrence later Sat into
Sun. A high pressure ridge S of the waters Sat will gradually
build N into the southern waters Sat night through Mon night. The
ridge will shift E Tue and Tue night, as another cold front
crosses the waters. Another high will build into the region Wed
and Wed night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to
14 to 19 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Slight
chance of showers.
.SUN...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.