780
FZNT24 KWNM 182101
OFFN02
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
401 PM 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
LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 37N71W WILL RAPIDLY
INTENSIFY WHILE TRACKING NE ACROSS THE WATERS THIS EVENING,
PULLING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA, THEN CLEARING WELL
NE OF THE AREA 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. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
FROM THE NW WED NIGHT, THEN MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS THU INTO THU
NIGHT. ANOTHER, STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW
FRI, THEN MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS FRI 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
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
MON
W TO SW 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 TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
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