427  
FZNT24 KWNM 170316  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1116 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  
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TO THE E OF THE AREA THIS  
EVENING WILL DRIFT W TOWARDS THE N WATERS TONIGHT, SHIFT S FRI  
WHILE CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN, THEN SLOWLY MOVE WELL E OF THE  
REGION FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER  
AVOIDANCE PLANS DEPENDING ON THEIR VESSEL TYPE AND CARGO. HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL BUILD E OVER THE WATERS SAT INTO SUN, THEN SHIFT E  
OF THE REGION LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES  
OFFSHORE. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE WATERS MON AND  
EARLY MON NIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH CROSSES THE N WATERS.  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD E OVER THE S WATERS MON NIGHT,  
THEN WEAKEN TUE WHILE SHIFTING S OF THE REGION. ANOTHER COLD  
FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TUE NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
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 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 11 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
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 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  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 20 TO 30 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  
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 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 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
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