653  
FZNT24 KWNM 270320  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1120 PM EDT WED AUG 26 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 STATIONARY FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WEAK WARM FRONT  
TONIGHT INTO FRI. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE  
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT, THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE  
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE NE  
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI BEFORE  
CLEARING NE OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL REACH  
THE COAST FRI NIGHT, THEN MOVE SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL  
WATERS SAT INTO SUN NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT  
WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN PORTIONS FROM THE NW LATE SUN NIGHT,  
THEN MOVE SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS MON AND MON  
NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
MON  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
TONIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS AND  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
THU  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS  
AND SHOWERS.    
THU  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
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