

966 

FZNT24 KWNM 182140

OFFN02



NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

540 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016



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 HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE SRN WATERS WILL WEAKEN

TONIGHT AND FRI WHILE DRIFTING S OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT OVER

THE N PORTION WILL DRIFT S TONIGHT INTO FRI WHILE WEAKENING. WEAK

LOW PRES WILL MOVE E ALONG THE FRONT AND PASS E OF THE AREA LATE

TONIGHT AND FRI WHILE PULLING THE FRONT S INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS.

THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL LATE FRI INTO SAT ACROSS THE S CENTRAL

WATERS BEFORE DRIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT SAT NIGHT INTO SUN NIGHT.

ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W LATE SUN...THEN PASS

THROUGH THE WATERS SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL

THEN SLOWLY BUILD OVER THE WATERS LATE MON INTO TUE NIGHT.



SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N



.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT

EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.FRI...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 0 TO 2 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 



37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS



.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT

EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

TSTMS. 

.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. TSTMS AND

SCATTERED SHOWERS. 

.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 



CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET



.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT

EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

TSTMS. 

.FRI NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. TSTMS

AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. 

.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. TSTMS AND

SCATTERED SHOWERS. 

.SAT NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

