679  
FZNT23 KWNM 172045  
OFFN01  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
445 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 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  
BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING FARTHER E INTO THE  
N ATLANTIC, A SECONDARY COLD FRONT OR SURFACE TROUGH MOVES  
THROUGH THE WATERS THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE THEN GRADUALLY  
BUILDS E TONIGHT AND WED, CONTINUING THROUGH THU. A FRONT MOVES  
THROUGH THE WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI, THEN A WARM FRONT  
APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE S AND SW FRI NIGHT. THE WARM FRONT  
MOVES NE ACROSS THE WATERS SAT, WITH A COLD FRONT APPROACHING  
FROM THE NW SAT NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT MOVES E ACROSS THE AREA SUN  
AND SUN NIGHT.  
 
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD  
   
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
WED  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
THU  
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN  
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK  
   
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
WED  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND  
   
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
WED NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
SAT  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
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