921  
FZNT24 KWNM 171510  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1010 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
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 WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP AND SLOWLY LIFT N OVER THE  
N WATERS TODAY, AND PASS N OF THE REGION TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT  
WILL APPROACH FROM THE W AND NW LATE TODAY, AND THEN MOVE  
OFFSHORE TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER  
THE SOUTHERN WATERS EARLY SUN, AND TRACK NE OVER THE WATERS  
DURING SUN INTO SUN NIGHT WHILE INTENSIFYING. THE LOW WILL MOVE  
NE OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL  
BRIEFLY BUILD IN OVER THE WATERS MON, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER COLD  
FRONT MOVING RAPIDLY THROUGH THE WATERS MON NIGHT INTO EARLY TUE.  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD E TOWARD THE COAST TUE, BEGIN  
TO BUILD OFF THE COAST TUE NIGHT, MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS WED, AND  
THEN PASS E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH  
FROM THE NW LATE WED NIGHT. THE NAVTEX TRANSMITTER IN CHARLESTON  
IS NOT OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME. TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE, AND PARTS  
HAVE BEEN ORDERED.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN OR SNOW.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE  
OF RAIN AND SNOW.    
MON
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
MON
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
MON
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
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