694  
FZNT23 KWNM 232101  
OFFN01  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
501 PM EDT WED SEP 23 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  
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD S INTO THE  
AREA THIS EVENING, WHILE A STATIONARY FRONT PERSISTS S OF THE  
WATERS. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E LATER TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE  
DEVELOPS ALONG THE STALLED FRONT S OF THE AREA THIS EVENING, THEN  
REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY JUST S OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT  
THROUGH THU WHILE BROADENING AND STRENGTHENING. THE LOW WILL  
DRIFT N ACROSS THE OUTER MID-ATLANTIC WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI,  
THEN CONTINUES MOVING N INTO THE AREA FRI NIGHT. THE LOW WILL  
STALL NEAR GEORGES BANK SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT WHILE SLOWLY  
WEAKENING, BEFORE FINALLY MOVING E MON AND MON NIGHT. MARINERS  
SHOULD CONTINUE MONITORING FORECASTS FOR THE LOW PRESSURE, AND  
CONSIDER AVOIDANCE PLANS AS NEEDED. THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION  
EVENT, IMPACTFUL TO THE MARINER.  
 
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
MON  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK  
   
..STORM WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN.   
FRI  
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.    
SAT  
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
SUN  
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND  
   
..STORM WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN.   
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN  
LIKELY.    
FRI  
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.    
SUN  
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
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