168  
FZNT23 KWNM 210426  
OFFN01  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1126 PM EST TUE JAN 20 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  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E OVER THE REGION TONIGHT  
INTO WED, THEN SHIFT SE OF THE WATERS LATER WED AND WED NIGHT AS  
A WARM FRONT LIFTS N OVER THE AREA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE  
E ACROSS THE WATERS THU INTO THU NIGHT, BEFORE A STRONGER COLD  
FRONT CROSSES THE AREA FRI INTO FRI NIGHT. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT  
WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE  
WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE REGION SAT NIGHT INTO SUN, THEN SHIFT E  
OF THE WATERS LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT AS DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE  
PASSES S OF THE AREA. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE LATEST  
OPC FORECASTS FOR THIS POTENTIAL DEVELOPING SYSTEM.  
 
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI  
 
   
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
WED  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN LIKELY  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SUN  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
WED  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
SUN  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  
 
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
WED  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.   
SUN  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  
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