215  
FZNT24 KWNM 232057  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
357 PM EST MON FEB 23 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  
STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE N WATERS WILL CONTINUE  
NE TONIGHT AND CLEAR N OF THE WATERS TUE. MARINERS SHOULD BE  
EXECUTING AVOIDANCE PLANS NOW AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST  
FORECASTS. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE  
WATERS TONIGHT INTO TUE NIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD E  
OVER THE REGION LATER TUE INTO TUE NIGHT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE  
WATERS WED. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS  
WED, FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS LATER WED THROUGH EARLY  
THU. ANOTHER RIDGE WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE WATERS THU INTO THU  
NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT EXTENDS E OVER THE AREA. ASSOCIATED LOW  
PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THU NIGHT LIFTING THE WARM FRONT  
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS WHILE PUSHING A COLD FRONT ACROSS  
THE REMAINDER OF THE WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT  
WILL STALL OVER THE S WATERS FRI NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS E  
ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH SAT NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.    
TUE  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
WED  
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.   
THU  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.   
FRI  
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SAT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.   
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
THU  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SAT  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
THU  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
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