858  
FZNT24 KWNM 171532  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1132 AM EDT THU SEP 17 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 WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT WILL PERSIST S AND E OF  
THE WATERS TODAY INTO FRI AS A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE  
CENTERS TRACK NE ALONG THE BOUNDARY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE  
ACROSS THE N WATERS TODAY, THEN DRIFT S ACROSS THE REGION WHILE  
WEAKENING TONIGHT INTO SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S THROUGH THE  
N WATERS FRI INTO FRI NIGHT, STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS SAT,  
THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. ANOTHER HIGH WILL BUILD N OF  
THE REGION SAT, THEN SHIFT NE AND E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT AND  
SUN. A WARM FRONT WILL EXTEND E OVER THE N WATERS SAT NIGHT, THEN  
LIFT N OF THE REGION SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N  
WATERS SUN NIGHT, THEN STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS MON AND  
MON NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE MAY DEVELOP AND TRACK E ALONG THE STALLED  
FRONT MON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD S AND SE FROM NEW  
ENGLAND LATER MON AND MON NIGHT, WHILE A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH  
DEVELOPS OFF THE SE COAST.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
TODAY  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
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