541  
FZNT24 KWNM 231538  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1138 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 OFF OF  
THE VIRGINIA CAPES WILL TRACK E AND NE AND PULL AN ASSOCIATED  
FRONT ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THE LOW WILL PASS E AND NE OF THE  
AREA TONIGHT WITH A 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.  
 
CHESAPEAKE NAVTEX IS OUT OF SERVICE. TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE,  
AWAITING PARTS. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.  
 
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. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS MAINLY E PORTION.   
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS. CHANCE OF A TSTM.   
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 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.   
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 INCREASING TO 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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