050  
FZNT24 KWNM 180852  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
452 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 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 ANCHORED SE OF BERMUDA WILL KEEP A  
RIDGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS TODAY INTO TUE NIGHT, WITH THE  
RIDGE WEAKENING AND DRIFTING S LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED NIGHT. A  
STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AND N WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING  
WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT LATER THIS MORNING, AND PASS N OF THE  
AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W AND NW  
THIS EVENING, AND MOVE INTO THE N WATERS LATE TONIGHT INTO SUN.  
THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY  
MON, LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT LATE MON INTO MON NIGHT, AND PASS N  
OF THE AREA BY LATER MON NIGHT OR EARLY TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT  
WILL APPROACH FROM THE W AND NW TUE NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL  
SLOWLY MOVE E AND SE INTO THE WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS, TSTMS AND PATCHY SMOKE.    
TONIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SUN  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
MON  
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY SMOKE  
EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. TSTMS AND  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MON  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
WED  
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
MON  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
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