812  
FZNT23 KWNM 260349  
OFFN01  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1149 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 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 CENTERED N OF THE AREA WILL  
DRIFT OFF TO THE NW TONIGHT INTO SAT NIGHT, AND THEN SLOWLY SHIFT  
E EARLY NEXT WEEK. INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT  
240 NM ENE OF CAPE CHARLES WILL TRACK SLOWLY TO THE N AND NW  
TONIGHT INTO SAT NIGHT WHILE APPROACHING WESTERN LONG ISLAND OR  
NEW JERSEY SAT NIGHT, THEN SLOW AND TURN TO THE SW AND S WHILE  
WEAKENING SUN. THE LOW THEN DRIFTS VERY SLOWLY NE ALONG THE COAST  
SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT, THEN TRACKS NE ACROSS THE GULF OF  
MAINE TUE AND TUE NIGHT. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD  
INTO THE WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE  
MONITORING FORECASTS, AND CONSIDER AVOIDANCE PLANS AS NEEDED.  
THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT, AND HIGHLY IMPACTFUL TO THE  
MARINER INTO THE WEEKEND.  
 
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN.   
SAT
 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN.   
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN.   
SUN
 
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
MON
 
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN.   
SAT
 
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN.   
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN.   
SUN
 
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 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 TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 TO 28 FT. RAIN.   
SAT
 
NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 TO 26 FT. RAIN.   
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. RAIN.   
SUN
 
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
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