377  
FZNT24 KWNM 262043  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
343 PM EST MON JAN 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
 
LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NE OF THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT  
WHILE PULLING A STRONG COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE WATERS, BEFORE A  
SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS CROSS THE N PORTION LATER TONIGHT  
INTO TUE. A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD SE OVER THE  
REGION MON NIGHT INTO TUE, THEN SHIFT SE OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT AS  
A COLD FRONT MOVES SE ACROSS THE WATERS. THE FRONT WILL BRIEFLY  
STALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL  
MOVE SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS WED NIGHT. ANOTHER  
LOW WILL DEVELOP NE ALONG THE FRONT WED NIGHT JUST E OF THE AREA,  
THEN MOVE WELL NE OF THE REGION THU AS ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDS SE  
OVER THE S WATERS THU INTO FRI. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS  
OR SECONDARY COLD FRONTS WILL CROSS THE AREA THU NIGHT AND FRI. A  
THIRD RIDGE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS  
FRI NIGHT INTO SAT, BEFORE DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE MOVES NE OVER  
THE AREA SAT AND SAT NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.   
THU
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
WED
 
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.   
THU
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
TUE
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
WED
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.  
 
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