997  
FZNT24 KWNM 040316  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1016 PM EST TUE MAR 3 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 DISSIPATE OVER THE S WATERS  
TONIGHT THROUGH WED. THEN HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE  
WATERS WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. OVER THE N WATERS LOW  
PRESSURE AND A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND A  
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E OVER THE WATERS LATE TONIGHT OR WED. THE  
FRONT WILL STALL OFF OF THE DELMARVA COAST, PERSISTING THROUGH  
THU NIGHT WITH WEAK EMBEDDED LOWS MOVING E ALONG THE FRONT.  
ANOTHER LOW MOVES E OFF OF THE COAST ALONG THE FRONT FRI, MOVING  
E OF THE AREA SAT. BEHIND THAT LOW, A WARM FRONT MOVES NE SAT  
ACROSS THE N WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N WATERS FROM  
THE NW SAT NIGHT, IT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS  
SUN WHILE WEAKENING. THEN A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH  
FROM THE N SUN NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF  
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH  
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT.    
WED
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
TONIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
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