542  
FZNT23 KWNM 270300  
OFFN01  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1100 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2026  
 
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  
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 180 NM E OF CAPE  
MAY, NEW JERSEY THIS EVENING WILL TURN NW TONIGHT WHILE  
APPROACHING WESTERN LONG ISLAND OR NEW JERSEY. THE LOW WILL  
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST SUN INTO MON  
WHILE WEAKENING, THEN MOVE NE ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE GULF OF  
MAINE MON NIGHT INTO TUE NIGHT. MEANWHILE, STRONG HIGH PRESSURE  
CENTERED NW OF THE AREA WILL BEGIN DRIFTING E TONIGHT. THE HIGH  
WILL TURN SE AND MOVE OVER NEWFOUNDLAND SUN NIGHT AND MON, THEN  
CONTINUE MOVING E AWAY FROM THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. A WEAK HIGH  
PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT. THE  
RIDGE WILL MOVE E THU AND THU NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT NEARS THE  
COAST. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE MONITORING FORECASTS, AND  
CONSIDER AVOIDANCE PLANS AS NEEDED. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG DURATION  
EVENT, AND HIGHLY IMPACTFUL TO THE MARINER THIS WEEKEND.  
 
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD  
   
TONIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN.   
SUN  
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. RAIN WITH  
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON  
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
11 TO 16 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.   
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN WITH  
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND  
   
..STORM WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN.   
SUN  
S TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
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