879
FZNT24 KWNM 040947
OFFN02
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
447 AM EST WED FEB 4 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 FRONT DEVELOPS OFF OF THE MID- ATLANTIC COAST EARLY
TODAY AND LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG IT LATE TODAY. AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS E OVER THE N WATERS, A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
THE LOW MOVES SLOWLY S OVER THE S WATERS THROUGH THU WITH ANOTHER
LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT OFF OF THE SE U.S. COAST. THE LOW
MOVES WELL OFF INTO THE NORTH ATLANTIC BY FRI. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD OVER THE ENTIRE AREA LATE FRI, THEN A STRONG COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE
WATERS BY SAT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT OFF OF THE
MID- ATLANTIC COAST FRI NIGHT, BROADENING AND INTENSIFYING WELL
OFFSHORE SAT AND SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE
FRI NIGHT WITH EXPLOSIVE LOW DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE GULF STREAM
SAT INTO SAT NIGHT. THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES E OF
THE AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WATERS SUN
AND SUN NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS ESPECIALLY
FOR NEXT WEEKEND.
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
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