557  
FZNT24 KWNM 090300  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1000 PM EST THU JAN 8 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 STATIONARY FRONT WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS  
TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE TO THE N MOVES E OVER THE N AND CENTRAL  
WATERS. THE STALLED FRONT WILL RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT FRI INTO  
FRI NIGHT AS THE HIGH SLIDES OFF TO THE E AND NE OF THE AREA. A  
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE LATE FRI NIGHT, THEN STALL ACROSS  
THE NORTHERN WATERS EARLY SAT BEFORE LIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT  
LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH E ACROSS  
THE WATERS SUN INTO SUN NIGHT, AND PASS E OF THE AREA EARLY SUN  
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E OVER THE WATERS MON INTO TUE.  
THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA LATE TUE AND TUE NIGHT AS A  
WARM FRONT FORMS AND LIFTS N OVER THE N WATERS.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM  
OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SUN  
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
MON  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN  
 
   
TONIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
FRI  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SUN  
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN  
 
   
TONIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
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