708  
FZNT24 KWNM 300237  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1037 PM EDT WED APR 29 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 HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN  
PORTIONS WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH  
EXTENDING NW FROM LOW PRESSURE E OF THE CENTRAL WATERS, WILL  
BECOME ABSORBED BY ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT  
THAT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE LATE TONIGHT, THEN TRACK NE THROUGH THE  
NORTHERN WATERS THU INTO THU NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL CLEAR E  
AND S OF THE AREA LATE THU NIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A SECONDARY COLD  
FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE WATERS FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY  
MOVE E ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WATERS FRI AND FRI NIGHT.  
ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST FRI NIGHT, THEN  
TRACK NE THROUGH THE WATERS SAT THROUGH SUN WHILE STRENGTHENING.  
THE LOW WILL CONTINUE DEEPENING NE OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT THROUGH  
MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE INTO THE CENTRAL AND  
SOUTHERN WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO MON NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS.    
THU  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
MON  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
SAT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
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