292  
FZNT24 KWNM 231526  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1126 AM EDT MON MAR 23 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  
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PORTIONS  
WILL PASS E AND NE ACROSS THE N WATERS TODAY, WHILE PULLING A  
COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND S PORTIONS. HIGH PRESSURE  
BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT, PERSISTING THROUGH TUE NIGHT.  
THE HIGH MOVES E WED INTO WED NIGHT, LEAVING A WEAKENING RIDGE W  
AND SW OVER THE S WATERS THU INTO EARLY FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT  
APPROACHES FROM THE NW THU NIGHT, TRACKING SE ACROSS THE N AND  
CENTRAL WATERS FRI BEFORE REACHING THE S WATERS FRI NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 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 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
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