506  
FZNT24 KWNM 161534  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1134 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  
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 37N, WHILE A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE  
FAR S WATERS. ANOTHER LOW S OF NOVA SCOTIA TODAY WILL DEEPEN AND  
BROADEN LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS IT MOVES SLIGHTLY W, BEFORE  
SHIFTING S FRI. THE STRONG LOW, CENTERED NEAR 40N64W 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 LATE 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 8 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  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 20 TO 30 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
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 WINDS 20 TO 30 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 8 TO 12 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
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 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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