139  
FZNT24 KWNM 212112  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
512 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 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
 
A COLD FRONT MOVING OVER THE N WATERS THIS EVENING  
WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTIONS  
OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT SUN INTO SUN  
NIGHT AS A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA APPROACHES NORTHERN NEW  
JERSEY THE COAST. THE LOW WILL PASS QUICKLY ACROSS THE FAR  
NORTHERN WATERS WHILE PULLING THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SE ACROSS  
THE REGION MON INTO MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD  
ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT LATE MON NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO  
TUE NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFF TO THE E OF THE REGION WED AS  
THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W AND NW. THIS FRONT WILL  
MOVE OVER THE N PORTION WED NIGHT, STALL OVER THE CENTRAL OR N  
WATERS THU, AND THEN RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT THU NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH  
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
WED
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED  
TSTMS.    
MON
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED  
TSTMS.    
MON
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
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