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FZNT23 KWNM 201532
OFFN01
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1032 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 MOVES N INTO THE WATERS TODAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE SHIFTS E. INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE MOVES NE ALONG THE
FRONT OVER THE S WATERS TONIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES S OVER
THE AREA BEHIND THE LOW SAT, THEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE
AREA 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 MOVES OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE LOW MON
NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW,
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW.
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
N TO 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 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 19 TO 32 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 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
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS, TSTMS AND FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
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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