311  
FZNT24 KWNM 270318  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1018 PM EST THU FEB 26 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 COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWLY S ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT  
INTO FRI AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERS TRACK NE ALONG THE  
BOUNDARY. A SOMEWHAT STRONGER LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT OFF THE  
SE COAST FRI NIGHT, THEN MOVES NE ACROSS THE WATERS SAT INTO SAT  
NIGHT WHILE PULLING THE COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE AREA. THE FRONT  
PASSES E OF THE WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. STRONG HIGH  
PRESSURE BUILDS NW, THEN N OF THE REGION SUN INTO TUE, THEN  
SHIFTS E TUE NIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OR STATIONARY FRONT  
DEVELOPS ALONG THE SE COAST MON INTO TUE NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.   
FRI  
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.   
SAT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
TONIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
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