045
FZNT23 KWNM 200854
OFFN01
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
354 AM EST FRI FEB 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
A WARM FRONT WILL MOVES N INTO THE WATERS AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES E. INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE MOVES E ALONG THE
FRONT OVER THE S WATERS TONIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES S OVER
THE AREA BEHIND THE LOW SAT, THEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AGAIN
SAT NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF OF THE CAROLINA COAST SAT
NIGHT, WITH THE LOW BROADENING AND STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES
SLOWLY NE OFF OF THE EAST COAST SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. MARINERS
SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE AVOIDANCE NEEDS. A
SERIES OF SURFACE TROUGHS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE LOW
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
AND LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
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 10 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
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