060  
FZNT24 KWNM 162054  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
454 PM 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  
TONIGHT THE WATERS REMAIN BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER  
THE EASTERN U.S. AND BROAD LOW PRESSURE WELL OUT OVER THE N  
ATLANTIC CENTERED NEAR 39N. THE LOW SE OF NOVA SCOTIA WILL DEEPEN  
AND BROADEN TONIGHT AS IT MOVES SLIGHTLY W, BEFORE SHIFTING S  
FRI. THE STRONG LOW, CENTERED NEAR 39N64W 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 LATE MON NIGHT WHILE HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS EARLY  
TUE BEFORE WEAKENING. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH AND CROSS  
THE REGION TUE NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 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 10 TO 15 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
MON  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 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  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
MON  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
MON  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
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