075  
FZNT24 KWNM 210904  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
404 AM EST SAT FEB 21 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
 
LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES AS IT PASS E OF  
THE N PORTIONS TODAY. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW MOVES  
S INTO THE S WATERS THIS MORNING, AND THE FRONT BECOMES NEARLY  
STATIONARY THERE THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDS  
OVER THE N WATERS. LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF OF THE CAROLINA COAST  
TONIGHT, WITH THE LOW BROADENING AND STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES  
SLOWLY NE OFF OF THE EAST COAST SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. MARINERS  
SHOULD BE TAKING AVOIDANCE ACTION. A SERIES OF SURFACE TROUGHS  
MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS MON NIGHT INTO TUE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS E  
INTO THE AREA LATER TUE INTO TUE NIGHT, THEN SHIFTS E WED AND WED  
NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT APPROACHING COLD FRONT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT. CHANCE  
OF RAIN AND SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 18 TO 31 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.    
MON
 
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED  
TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.    
MON
 
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
 
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