068  
FZNT23 KWNM 211518  
OFFN01  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1018 AM EST WED JAN 21 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 TODAY,  
THEN SHIFT SE OF THE WATERS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A WARM  
FRONT LIFTS N OVER THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE  
WATERS THU INTO THU NIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A SECONDARY COLD FRONT THU  
NIGHT INTO FRI. ANOTHER HIGH WILL PASS S OF THE REGION FRI,  
BEFORE A STRONGER COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA LATE FRI INTO FRI  
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NW AND N OF THE REGION SAT AND  
SAT NIGHT, THEN SHIFT N SUN AND SUN NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL  
DEVELOP S OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT, THEN SLOWLY TRACK N INTO THE S  
WATERS LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR  
THE LATEST OPC FORECASTS FOR THIS POTENTIAL DEVELOPING SYSTEM.  
 
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN LIKELY  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT  
 
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
THU  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.   
SUN  
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
 
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT  
 
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
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