002  
FZNT24 KWNM 180327  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1127 PM EDT MON AUG 17 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 WARM FRONT EXTENDING S AND SE FROM LOW PRESSURE  
LOCATED SE OF LONG ISLAND WILL LIFT NE OVER THE OUTER WATERS THIS  
EVENING. THE LOW WILL TRACK SLOWLY E ACROSS WATERS JUST N OF THE  
AREA OVERNIGHT INTO TUE, THEN CLEAR NE OF THE AREA BY TUE NIGHT.  
THE LOW WILL PULL A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE N PORTIONS TONIGHT,  
WITH THE FRONT STALLING OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS TUE THROUGH WED  
NIGHT WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY RETURN N AS A  
WEAK WARM FRONT THU, THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL  
APPROACH FROM THE NW BY EARLY FRI AS LOW PRESSURE FORMS ALONG THE  
FRONT JUST N OF THE AREA. THE LOW WILL TRACK NE AND PASS N AND  
THEN NE OF THE WATERS FRI INTO FRI NIGHT AS A TRAILING COLD FRONT  
PUSHES S OVER THE N WATERS. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE CENTRAL  
WATERS SAT, THEN RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT SAT NIGHT AS HIGH  
PRESSURE PASSES N AND NE OF THE REGION.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
TONIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
TUE NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
TUE  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
TUE NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
SAT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.   
TUE  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
TUE NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
WED  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
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