032  
FZNT24 KWNM 160846  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
446 AM EDT THU OCT 16 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
 
EARLY TODAY THE WATERS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN HIGH  
PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN U.S. AND BROAD LOW PRESSURE WELL OUT  
OVER THE N ATLANTIC CENTERED NEAR 36N, WHILE A COLD FRONT MOVES  
THROUGH THE FAR S WATERS. ANOTHER LOW S OF NOVA SCOTIA TODAY WILL  
DEEPEN AND BROADEN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS IT MOVES  
SLIGHTLY W, BEFORE SHIFTING S FRI. THE STRONG LOW, CENTERED NEAR  
40N65W EARLY FRI, WILL SLOWLY MOVE FARTHER E INTO THE N ATLANTIC  
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY MOVES E  
OVER THE AREA. MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER AVOIDANCE PLANS DEPENDING  
ON THEIR VESSEL TYPE AND CARGO. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE  
WATERS SUN, MOVING E LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES  
INTO THE W WATERS SUN NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT PUSHES E ACROSS THE  
WATERS MON AND EARLY MON NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE AND A SURFACE TROUGH  
WILL LINGER OVER THE N WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT OVERNIGHT MON AS  
ANOTHER HIGH BUILDS OVER THE S WATERS.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
WINDS BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.   
SUN
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
MON
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS E PORTION.   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS EARLY E PORTION.   
FRI
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
MON
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS E PORTION.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS  
EARLY E PORTION.   
FRI
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
MON
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 
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