705  
FZNT24 KWNM 240919  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
419 AM EST SAT JAN 24 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 STRONG COLD FRONT WILL EXIT THE N AND CENTRAL AREAS  
EARLY TODAY, WHILE THE SOUTHERN PORTION STALLS ACROSS THE S  
WATERS LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE CENTER  
WILL BUILD NW AND N OF THE WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY AND  
TONIGHT, THEN SHIFT WELL NE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. THE STATIONARY  
FRONT WILL LIFT BACK TO THE N AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT INTO SUN  
NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OFF THE MID-  
ATLANTIC COAST SUN, THEN TRACK NE ACROSS THE NORTH AND CENTRAL  
PORTIONS LATER SUN THROUGH MON WHILE INTENSIFYING, CLEARING WELL  
E OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. THE LOW WILL PULL ANOTHER STRONG COLD  
FRONT E ACROSS THE AREA SUN NIGHT AND MON. ANOTHER STRONG HIGH  
PRESSURE CENTER WILL BUILD E OVER THE AREA MON INTO TUE, SHIFTING  
E OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR  
REINFORCING COLD FRONTS CROSS THE WATERS TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED  
NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY AND CHANCE OF SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN  
S TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS, CHANCE OF TSTMS AND SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
MON  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
TUE  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN. CHANCE OF SNOW.    
TONIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
MON  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
TUE  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
WED  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.  
CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN.    
TONIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS, FREEZING RAIN AND TSTMS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
MON  
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
WED  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
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