581  
FZNT24 KWNM 270301  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1101 PM EDT SAT SEP 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
 
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 180 NM E OF CAPE  
MAY, NEW JERSEY THIS EVENING WILL TURN NW TONIGHT WHILE  
APPROACHING WESTERN LONG ISLAND OR NEW JERSEY. THE LOW WILL  
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST SUN INTO MON  
WHILE WEAKENING, THEN MOVE NE ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE GULF OF  
MAINE MON NIGHT INTO TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE SE OF THE AREA WILL  
BUILD W OVER THE S WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT, THEN EXPAND ACROSS  
MUCH OF THE REST OF THE WATERS TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT. THE HIGH  
WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT, AS A  
COLD FRONT NEARS THE N WATERS. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE  
MONITORING FORECASTS AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY CROSSES  
THE N PORTION OVER THE WEEKEND, AND CONSIDER AVOIDANCE PLANS AS  
NEEDED. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG DURATION EVENT, AND HIGHLY IMPACTFUL  
TO THE MARINER.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO  
35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN.   
SUN
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN.   
MON
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 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.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
TONIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN.   
SUN
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
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.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
TONIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU
 
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
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