513  
FZNT24 KWNM 010848  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
348 AM EST THU JAN 1 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
 
AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES E JUST N OF THE WATERS TODAY, A  
TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS  
TODAY, MOVING INTO THE S WATERS LATER TODAY BEFORE PASSING E OF  
THE AREA TONIGHT. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT DEVELOPS FRI AND AND  
MOVES INTO THE S WATERS FRI NIGHT BEFORE STALLING. ON SAT AND SAT  
NIGHT, LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF OF THE SE U.S. COAST ALONG THE  
FRONT, MOVING ENE SAT NIGHT AND SUN WHILE STRENGTHENING. THE LOW  
WILL THEN PASS TO THE NE OF THE AREA BY SUN NIGHT. A COLD FRONT  
EXTENDING SW FROM THE LOW WILL MOVE WELL E OF THE S WATERS SUN  
NIGHT. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MAY MOVE S OVER THE N AND CENTRAL  
WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT, STALLING MON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE MAY  
THEN DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OFF OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST MON  
NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN LIKELY  
EARLY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW N PORTION, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW ENDING.   
TONIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED  
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.   
FRI
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS,  
THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS  
LATE.   
FRI
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION.   
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
MON
 
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.   
MON NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT E PORTION.   
FRI
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E  
PORTION.   
FRI NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION.   
SAT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SUN
 
WINDS BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10  
FT.   
MON NIGHT
 
WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
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