

235 

FZNT25 KWNM 291556

OFFN03



NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR SE US WATERS

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1156 AM EDT MON AUG 29 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 OVER THE NRN WATERS WILL WEAKEN

TODAY AND TONIGHT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT NEAR 33.2N 73.5W AT

11 AM TODAY WILL MOVE NW AT 6 KT TO NEAR 33.8N 74.3W BY 8 PM

TONIGHT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT WILL BECOME A TROPICAL STORM

AND MOVE TO 34.4N 75.0W BY 8 AM TUE...MOVE TO 35.1N 75.0W BY 8 PM

TUE...THEN TO 36.2N 73.5W NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST BY 8 AM

WED...AND MOVE TO 39.0N 68.0W BY 8 AM THU. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS

SE OVER THE AREA THU AND THU NIGHT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE WILL

MOVE NE AND APPROACH THE SW WATERS THU NIGHT...THEN TRACK NE OVER

THE SRN WATERS FRI AND FRI NIGHT. LONG PERIOD E TO SE SWELL FROM

HURRICANE GASTON WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS TODAY THROUGH WED

NIGHT. 



MURRELLS INLET TO 31N



...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT

CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF

SHOWERS. 

.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS

AND TSTMS. 

.TUE NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. TSTMS

AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. 

.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. 

.THU...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. 

.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 TO 33 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 28 TO 38 FT. 



SOUTH OF 31N



...STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...



.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS

AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. 

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. 

.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. 

.TUE NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. 

.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.THU...S TO SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. 

.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 TO 31 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. 

