308  
FZNT24 KWNM 230856  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
456 AM EDT FRI MAY 23 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  
STRONG LOW PRESSURE JUST OFF OF THE MAINE COAST EARLY  
TODAY WILL DRIFT NE AND E AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN WELL TO THE N OF  
THE WATERS LATER TODAY INTO SUN. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREA JUST  
OFF OF THE VIRGINIA CAPES EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TRACK E AND NE  
AND PULL AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THE  
LOW WILL PASS E AND NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT WITH THE TRAILING COLD  
FRONT BEGINNING TO STALL OVER THE S WATERS. THE STALLED FRONT  
WILL REMAIN OVER THE S WATERS SAT INTO SUN NIGHT, AS A SERIES OF  
LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS MOVE E AND SE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS. HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL BUILD E AND SE TOWARD THE AREA MON WITH THE STALLED  
FRONT DRIFTING S OF THE WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL OVERSPREAD  
MOST OF THE WATERS MON NIGHT INTO TUE AS THE FRONT STALLS JUST S  
OF THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E TOWARD THE OUTER WATERS TUE  
NIGHT WITH THE FRONT JUST S OF THE AREA BEGINNING TO SLOWLY  
RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.   
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
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