NAVTEX Marine Forecast (Portsmouth, VA)

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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1105 PM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

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...A cold front moving over the S waters will become
nearly stationary tonight through early Wed, and then will lift
back N as a warm front later Wed and Wed night. A low pressure
trough will cross the N waters tonight. High pressure will build
SE over the N waters later tonight and Wed, then shift NE of the
area Wed night while a ridge axis extends from the E and NE
across or just S of the southern waters through Fri night.
Another cold front will move S into the N waters late Thu night
and Fri, then stall over the central and northern waters Fri into
Fri night, then will lift back N as a warm front Sat into early
Sun. Yet another cold front will approach the area from the W Sun
and approach the coast Sun night.  

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight
chance of showers and tstms. 
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.