615  
FZNT24 KWNM 221502  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1102 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2025  
 
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  
LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 38N72W WILL MOVE NE TODAY  
WHILE PULLING ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTS ACROSS THE AREA. THE LOW WILL  
THEN TRACK WELL NE OF THE REGION LATER TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT  
WHILE STRENGTHENING. A WEAKER LOW WILL MOVE NE OFF THE SE COAST  
TONIGHT AND FRI WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT OFFSHORE. THE LOW WILL  
PASS E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT BEFORE THE COLD FRONT STALLS OVER  
THE S PORTION SAT AND SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN PASS E AND  
SE OF THE WATERS SUN. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS WILL MOVE  
SE OVER THE N PORTION SAT INTO MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE  
ACROSS THE S PORTION SAT NIGHT AND SUN, THEN PASS SE OF THE  
WATERS SUN NIGHT. A STATIONARY FRONT WILL EXTEND E OVER THE  
CENTRAL WATERS SUN NIGHT, BEFORE LOW PRESSURE TRACKS E ALONG THE  
BOUNDARY MON. THE LOW WILL THEN PASS E OF THE AREA MON NIGHT AS  
ANOTHER HIGH BUILDS SE OVER THE N PORTION.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
TODAY  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
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