731  
FZNT24 KWNM 082048  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
448 PM EDT WED OCT 8 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  
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS  
THIS EVENING, REACHING THE FAR S WATERS TONIGHT BEFORE STALLING  
OVER OR NEAR THE FAR S WATERS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI  
NIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT, HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS S, RESULTING IN  
COUNTERFLOW TO THE GULF STREAM AND THE POTENTIAL FOR STEEPER,  
BREAKING WAVES. HIGH PRESSURE THEN CONTINUES OVER THE N AND  
CENTRAL WATERS INTO FRI NIGHT, AND THEN OVER THE FAR N WATERS  
INTO SAT. TO THE S, LOW PRESSURE SHOULD FORM ALONG THE STALLED  
COLD FRONT ON FRI. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN AND EXPAND AS IT MOVES N  
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN, EVENTUALLY BEING CENTERED OFF OF THE  
MID-ATLANTIC COAST SUN NIGHT, THEN STALLING OR DRIFTING E THROUGH  
MON NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS ON THIS  
COASTAL SYSTEM, AND BEGIN TO CONSIDER AVOIDANCE PLANS FOR THE  
WEEKEND.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS  
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.    
THU  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT.    
MON  
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS  
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.    
THU  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.    
SUN  
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.    
MON  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU  
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS  
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
SUN  
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.    
MON  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
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