839
FZNT24 KWNM 200352
OFFN02
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1052 PM EST THU FEB 19 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 FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OFF OF THE N
CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA COASTS TONIGHT, WITH WEAK LOW PRESSURE
MOVING E ALONG THE FRONT. ON FRI, THE FRONT MOVES N AS A WARM
FRONT, AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE MOVES E ALONG THE
FRONT OVER THE FAR N WATERS FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LOW MOVES S INTO THE S WATERS FRI NIGHT, AND THE FRONT
WILL THEN BE NEARLY STATIONARY THERE THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDS S OVER THE N WATERS. LOW PRESSURE MOVES
OFF OF THE CAROLINA COAST SAT NIGHT, WITH THE LOW BROADENING AND
STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NE OFF OF THE EAST COAST SUN
THROUGH MON. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE
AVOIDANCE NEEDS. A SERIES OF SURFACE TROUGHS WILL MOVE OVER THE
AREA BEHIND THE LOW MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE, WITH WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING E OVER MUCH OF THE WATERS TUE NIGHT.
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN AND PATCHY FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
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