695  
FZNT24 KWNM 290252  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1052 PM EDT THU MAR 28 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
 
RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE CENTERED 120 NM E  
OF CAPE HATTERAS EARLY TONIGHT WILL TRACK NE LATER TONIGHT INTO  
FRI WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT E ACROSS THE AREA. THE LOW WILL  
CLEAR NE OF THE AREA BY FRI NIGHT WITH THE COLD FRONT PASSING E  
OF THE WATERS. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS WILL MOVE E AND  
SE OVER THE N PORTION FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL  
BUILD OVER THE FAR S PORTION FRI INTO FRI NIGHT, THEN SHIFT S AND  
SE OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. ANOTHER LOW WILL TRACK E  
ACROSS THE N PORTION SAT NIGHT AND SUN WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT  
OVER THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS  
SUN, THEN SLOWLY DRIFT N AND NE AS A WARM FRONT MON AND MON NIGHT  
AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS N TOWARDS THE S WATERS. THE WARM FRONT  
WILL CONTINUE LIFTING ACROSS THE REGION AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE  
AREA AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST TUE INTO TUE  
NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8  
TO 14 FT. RAIN.   
FRI
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING NW 35 TO 45 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.   
FRI
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.  
 
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