976  
FZNT24 KWNM 061556  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1056 AM EST FRI FEB 6 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
 
COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY E OF THE  
WATERS TODAY, THEN MOVE WELL E AND NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A COLD  
FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY E ACROSS THE S AND CENTRAL WATERS LATER  
TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE SAT  
AS ANOTHER DEVELOPING LOW FORMS ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THE LOW WILL  
THEN RAPIDLY INTENSIFY JUST E OF THE AREA LATER SAT INTO SUN,  
BEFORE MOVING WELL E OF THE WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON. A SERIES OF  
LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS WILL MOVE S AND SE ACROSS THE AREA SUN INTO  
TUE. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE TUE AND TUE NIGHT.  
MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS WHILE CONSIDERING  
AVOIDANCE PLANS AS NEEDED.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
   
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
TONIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. SCATTERED  
SNOW SHOWERS AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
TUE
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
11 TO 16 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 TO 30 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.    
MON
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
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