028  
FZNT24 KWNM 120903  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
503 AM EDT MON OCT 12 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 WILL STALL JUST N OF THE AREA TODAY AS  
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE MOVES E ALONG THE FRONT. A COLD FRONT  
TRAILING S AND SW FROM THE LOW WILL SLIDE E AND SE OVER THE  
WATERS TODAY. LOW PRESSURE AND THE COLD FRONT WILL PASS E OF THE  
WATERS TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS OVER THE AREA TUE  
INTO TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE WATERS FROM THE  
W AND NW TUE NIGHT, MOVES INTO THE WATERS WED, AND THEN STALLS  
OVER THE CENTRAL PORTIONS WED NIGHT INTO THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE  
BUILDS OVER THE N PORTION BEHIND THIS FRONT, WHILE WEAK HIGH  
PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE S PORTIONS WED THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE  
FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT  
APPROACHES FROM THE NW. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OVER THE AREA  
FRI NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
TUE
 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 
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