521  
FZNT24 KWNM 132052  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
452 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 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 WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA THIS EVENING.  
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E OVER THE AREA TONIGHT INTO SAT. THE  
FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE S WATERS LATER SAT AND SAT NIGHT, THEN  
LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT SUN INTO MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E  
OVER THE N PORTION SAT INTO SUN, THEN SHIFT E OF THE REGION SUN  
NIGHT. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W MON,  
THEN MOVE E THROUGH THE AREA MON NIGHT AND TUE. THE FRONT WILL  
PASS E OF THE WATERS TUE NIGHT AS A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MOVES  
THROUGH THE N PORTION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W TUE  
NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
MON  
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.    
TUE  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
MON  
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.    
TUE  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
WED  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
MON  
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
TUE  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
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