018  
FZNT24 KWNM 051514  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1014 AM EST THU MAR 5 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  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST FROM THE SOUTHERN INTO THE  
CENTRAL WATERS EASTWARD TODAY INTO SUN NIGHT, THEN SHIFT E MON  
AND MON NIGHT. OVER THE N PORTIONS, A COLD FRONT WILL STALL OFF  
THE DELMARVA COAST EARLY TODAY, THEN PERSIST INTO TONIGHT. LOW  
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST  
TONIGHT, THEN MOVE SLOWLY E AND NE ALONG THE STALLED BOUNDARY FRI  
INTO FRI NIGHT, BEFORE CLEARING E OF THE AREA BY SAT. BEHIND THE  
LOW, A WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP AND THEN LIFT NE ACROSS THE N  
WATERS SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW WATERS FROM THE W  
AND NW SAT NIGHT, THEN MOVE OFFSHORE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION  
SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL  
WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON, AND THEN DISSIPATE MON NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
TODAY  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM  
OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN  
AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN  
AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG,  
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG  
AND ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
FRI  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG  
AND ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
TODAY  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
FRI  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
SAT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
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