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FZNT24 KWNM 020906  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
406 AM EST FRI JAN 2 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
 
AS A COLD FRONT OVER THE S WATERS MOVES E, A  
SECONDARY COLD FRONT DEVELOPS TODAY OVER THE N WATERS, MOVING  
INTO THE S WATERS TONIGHT BEFORE STALLING. ON SAT AND SAT NIGHT,  
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF OF THE SE U.S. COAST ALONG THE FRONT,  
MOVING ENE SAT NIGHT AND SUN WHILE STRENGTHENING. THE LOW WILL  
THEN PASS TO THE NE OF THE AREA BY SUN NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD  
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR POTENTIAL AVOIDANCE WELL OFFSHORE. A  
COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW FROM THE LOW WILL MOVE WELL E OF THE S  
WATERS SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER SECONDARY COLD FRONT MAY MOVE S OVER  
THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT, STALLING MON AND MON  
NIGHT OFF OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST AS HIGH PRESSURE OTHERWISE  
BUILDS E. THE HIGH SHIFTS E TUE, AND THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE N  
AS A WARM FRONT, BEING JUST N OF THE AREA BY LATE TUE NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
TODAY
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW.   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.   
TONIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
SUN
 
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10  
FT.   
MON
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TUE
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E  
PORTION.   
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED TSTMS.   
SAT NIGHT
 
WINDS BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.   
SUN
 
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT.   
MON
 
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
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