Marine
Weather for Coastal Waters Forecast from
Fenwick Island
Delaware, Ocean City Maryland, to Chincoteague
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COASTAL SYNOPSIS:
. A weak front drops south across the waters this evening and lifts back to the north Thursday afternoon. Another period of elevated winds is possible from late this week into this weekend ahead of and behind an approaching cold front.
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OFFSHORE SYNOPSIS:
FOR MID ATLC WATERS...An elongated high pressure ridge across the southern waters will shift very slowly S through tonight, persist Thu, then move E away from the region Fri and Fri night while maintaining a ridge across the southern waters. Meanwhile, a cold front moving slowly S through the northern waters will stall E of the Virginia Capes tonight into Thu. The front will then lift back N as a warm front Thu night, then pass N and NE of the waters Fri. Another cold front will very slowly approach the coast from the NW Sat into Sat night. Weak low pressure will develop over the interior Mid-Atlantic on Sun and persist through Mon night, with a stationary front extending NE from the low across Georges Bank. A cold front extending S from the low will move very slowly E into the southern waters late Sun into Sun night, then become stationary Mon into Mon night.
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OFFSHORE FORECAST
-020230-
1045 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...An elongated high pressure ridge across the southern waters will shift very slowly S through tonight, persist Thu, then move E away from the region Fri and Fri night while maintaining a ridge across the southern waters. Meanwhile, a cold front moving slowly S through the northern waters will stall E of the Virginia Capes tonight into Thu. The front will then lift back N as a warm front Thu night, then pass N and NE of the waters Fri. Another cold front will very slowly approach the coast from the NW Sat into Sat night. Weak low pressure will develop over the interior Mid-Atlantic on Sun and persist through Mon night, with a stationary front extending NE from the low across Georges Bank. A cold front extending S from the low will move very slowly E into the southern waters late Sun into Sun night, then become stationary Mon into Mon night. ANZ825-020230- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
1045 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025
TONIGHT Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
THU E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Isolated tstms.
THU NIGHT S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered showers.
FRI SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
FRI NIGHT S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
SAT SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
SAT NIGHT S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
SUN S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
SUN NIGHT S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
MON E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
MON NIGHT E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
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Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out
20 nm
952 PM EDT Wed Apr 30 2025
OVERNIGHT
E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog with vsby
1 to 3 NM.
THU
E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
THU NIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
5 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
FRI
S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and
E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of showers.
SAT
S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
SAT NIGHT
SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
SUN
W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. A chance of showers.
SUN NIGHT
E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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