020
FZNT24 KWNM 060333
OFFN02
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1033 PM EST SUN FEB 5 2023
CONDITIONS GIVEN REPRESENT THE HIGHEST WITHIN THAT PERIOD.
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL
WATERS FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT NEAR THE COAST EXTENDING SW FROM
CAPE HATTERAS WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. RAPIDLY
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE PASSES ACROSS THE SE PORTION LATE
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AND THEN MOVES JUST E OF THE WATERS. THE
RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW WILL SLOW JUST E OF THE NORTHERN WATERS
LATE MON AND MON NIGHT, AND THEN WILL SLOWLY TRACK E AWAY FROM
THE WATERS LATER MON NIGHT AND TUE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR THE LOW JUST TO THE E OF THE AREA MON
INTO TUE. ALL MARINERS TRANSITING AREAS ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS
OR JUST E OF THE WATERS MON THROUGH TUE SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS, INCLUDING THE NORTH ATLANTIC HIGH SEAS
FORECAST, AND EXECUTE AVOIDANCE PLANS OVER THESE AREAS NOW!
OTHERWISE, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E AND SE OVER THE WATERS MON
NIGHT AND TUE. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER THE
SOUTHERN WATERS TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT, AND THEN WILL SHIFT
S OF THE AREA THU. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE
NORTHERN WATERS WED INTO WED NIGHT, STALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PORTION LATER WED NIGHT, AND THEN RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT THU. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THU NIGHT AND FRI AS THE WARM
FRONT LIFTS N AND NE OF THE WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL
ACROSS THE WATERS FRI NIGHT AS DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES
THE COAST.
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. CHANCE OF TSTMS SOUTHEAST
PORTION.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS. CHANCE OF TSTMS SOUTHEAST PORTION.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS SOUTHEAST PORTION.
TUE
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND
SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN
AND NEAR TSTMS.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND
SCATTERED TSTMS, GRADUALLY DIMINISHING, WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
BECOMING SCATTERED, AND SCATTERED TSTMS, WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
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