112  
FZNT24 KWNM 190333  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1033 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 38N69W WILL INTENSIFY  
WHILE TRACKING NE ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT, 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. CHANCE OF  
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  
   
TONIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
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 5 TO 15 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  
   
TONIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
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 TO NW 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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