776  
FZNT24 KWNM 180335  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1135 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 THIS EVENING, A SECONDARY COLD FRONT OR SURFACE TROUGH  
MOVES THROUGH THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE  
THEN GRADUALLY BUILDS E TONIGHT AND WED, CONTINUING THROUGH THU.  
WHILE HIGH PRESSURE LINGERS OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS, A  
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE N WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI. A WARM FRONT  
THEN DEVELOPS OFFSHORE OF THE MID-ATLANTIC FRI NIGHT, MOVING N  
INTO THE N WATERS SAT, AND MOVING N OF THE AREA BY SAT NIGHT. BY  
SAT NIGHT, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE S AND E OF THE AREA, WITH A  
SURFACE TROUGH LOCATED ALONG OR NEAR THE COAST. A COLD FRONT  
MOVES E ACROSS THE AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED  
SPRINKLES AND LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN E PORTION.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.   
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
WINDS BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
THU  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.   
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.   
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
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