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NAVTEX Marine Forecast (Portsmouth, VA)

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FZNT24 KWNM 240353
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1153 PM EDT Sat Oct 23 2021

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 cold front will stall across the S waters tonight
and will dissipate Sun. A secondary cold front will move into the
area tonight, and then stall and weaken across the northern
waters Sun. High pressure will quickly move SE across the waters
Sun and Sun night, and will maintain a ridge over the southern
zones into Mon. A warm front will lift N over the N waters Sun
night into Mon. Low pressure will form over the southern waters
Mon night, then move N across the outer waters Tue as another low
pressure moves E off the northern Mid- Atlantic coast. The two
lows will merge over the northern waters Tue night, and then move
E Wed and Wed night. The low will then pass E of the waters Thu
and Thu night as another ridge builds SE towards the region.
Another cold front will move E off the SE coast Thu and Thu
night.  

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms. 
.MON...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.