626  
FZNT23 KWNM 271609  
OFFN01  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1109 AM EST TUE JAN 27 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 WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES QUICKLY NE  
AWAY FROM THE AREA TODAY. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR  
SECONDARY COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A STRONG  
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO WED, FOLLOWED  
BY ANOTHER COLD FRONT WED NIGHT INTO THU. LOW PRESSURE WILL  
DEVELOP ALONG THIS SECOND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT SE OF THE AREA,  
THEN QUICKLY MOVE N OF THE AREA THU. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS  
THE GULF OF MAINE THU NIGHT, THEN PERSIST INTO SAT, WHILE A HIGH  
PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA.  
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP WELL S OF THE AREA SAT, THEN SLOWLY  
LIFT N SAT NIGHT WHILE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE  
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MAJOR IMPACTS TO SHIPPING THROUGHOUT THE  
WESTERN ATLANTIC. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE  
FORECAST FOR SAT AND BEYOND, AND PREPARE TO POSSIBLY EXECUTE  
AVOIDANCE PLANS.  
 
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
WED NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
12 TO 18 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AND ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SAT
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.  
 
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
   
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY AND ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
WED
 
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SAT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.  
 
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