296  
FZNT24 KWNM 121616  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1116 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2025  
 
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 SERIES OF SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR COLD  
FRONTS WILL QUICKLY PASS ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TODAY. A WEAK  
STATIONARY FRONT WILL FORM TODAY EXTENDING E FROM NEAR CAPE FEAR.  
A SERIES OF WEAK AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE E ALONG THE  
FRONT TODAY THROUGH SAT WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS E ACROSS THE  
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS. WEAK LOW PRESSURE E OF THE OUTER  
BANKS SAT WILL LIFT NE THROUGH THE OUTER MID-ATLANTIC WATERS SAT  
NIGHT, THEN BECOME ABSORBED BY ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING  
SE ACROSS THE WATERS SUN. THIS NEXT COLD FRONT WILL CLEAR E OF  
THE AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE  
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT, THEN EXPAND N INTO  
THE NORTHERN WATERS TUE AND TUE NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
 
 
   
TODAY
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
 
 
   
TODAY
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
MON
 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 
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