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FZNT24 KWNM 181534
OFFN02
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1134 AM EDT WED MAR 18 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
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER MOST OF THE WATERS
TODAY, CONTINUING THROUGH THU OVER THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS, AND
THROUGH SAT OVER MOST OF THE FAR S WATERS. A FRONT WILL BE
STALLED JUST E OF THE AREA THROUGH THU NIGHT, WITH LOW PRESSURE
CENTERS MOVING NE ALONG THE FRONT. THE CLOSEST APPROACH OF LOW
PRESSURE TO THE SE WATERS SHOULD BE THU AND THU NIGHT. A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES THE N WATERS THU NIGHT, MOVES INTO THE N WATERS
BY FRI, AND THEN LIFTS BACK N AS A WARM FRONT FRI NIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS E OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS LATE FRI AND FRI
NIGHT, GRADUALLY SHIFTING E SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL
EXTEND N TO S OVER THE ENTIRE AREA EARLY SUN AS A STRONG COLD
FRONT APPROACHES THE N WATERS. THE STRONG FRONT MOVES THROUGH
MOST OF THE AREA LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT, BEING LOCATED OVER THE
FAR S WATERS LATE SUN NIGHT.
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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