251  
FZNT24 KWNM 252037  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
337 PM EST SUN JAN 25 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 WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N ACROSS THE WATERS EARLY  
TONIGHT AS DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TRACKS NE ALONG THE FRONT. THE  
STRENGTHENING LOW WILL PASS N AND NE OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT  
INTO MON WHILE PULLING A STRONG COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE AREA. A  
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD SE OVER THE REGION MON  
NIGHT INTO TUE, THEN SHIFT SE OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT AS A COLD  
FRONT MOVES SE ACROSS THE WATERS. THE FRONT WILL BRIEFLY STALL  
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS WED. ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP NE ALONG  
THE FRONT LATE WED INTO THU JUST E OF THE AREA, THEN RAPIDLY  
INTENSIFY E OF THE N WATERS THU NIGHT AS ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDS SE  
OVER THE S WATERS. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR SECONDARY  
FRONTS WILL CROSS THE AREA FRI AND FRI NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN WITH  
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
MON
 
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
TUE
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
WED
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
 
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