292  
FZNT24 KWNM 251458  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
958 AM EST THU DEC 25 2025  
 
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 BUILD SE FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC TO  
THE SOUTHERN WATERS TODAY, THEN MOVE S OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A  
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OVER THE WATERS LATE TODAY INTO  
TONIGHT, BEFORE STALLING ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS FRI. A  
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI  
NIGHT, WHILE THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS LIFTS BACK N TO  
NEAR THE MID-ATLANTIC AS A WARM FRONT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE  
WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST FRI NIGHT, THEN MOVE E  
ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS SAT BEFORE PASSING E OF THE AREA SAT  
NIGHT. A TROUGH EXTENDING NW FROM THE LOW WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE  
CENTRAL WATERS SAT NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING EARLY SUN. HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE OVER THE REGION SUN, THEN SHIFT SE OF THE  
AREA SUN NIGHT INTO MON AS ANOTHER WARM FRONT LIFTS NE ACROSS THE  
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WATERS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE  
ACROSS THE WATERS LATE MON INTO MON NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE  
OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.   
SUN  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO 40 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
SAT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   
SUN  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO  
35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.   
SUN  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
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