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FZNT24 KWNM 180839
OFFN02
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
339 AM EST SUN JAN 18 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW TO NE ACROSS THE
WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME STATIONARY AS LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS OVER THE S AND CENTRAL WATERS AND MOVES NE OVER THE
REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT WHILE INTENSIFYING. THE INTENSIFYING
LOW WILL MOVE NE OF THE AREA BY LATER TONIGHT. 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, BUILD OFF THE COAST TUE NIGHT, MOVE ACROSS
THE WATERS WED, AND THEN PASS E OF THE AREA BY WED NIGHT. YET
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW WED NIGHT, THEN MOVE
ACROSS THE WATERS THU INTO THU 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
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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