857  
FZNT24 KWNM 190335  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1135 PM 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 CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE WATERS  
THROUGH FRI NIGHT, WHILE LOW PRESSURE MOVE NE ALONG A STALLED  
FRONT THAT REMAINS E OF THE REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E  
ACROSS THE N WATERS FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING. A WARM FRONT WILL  
LIFT N ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. HIGH  
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT E SAT  
AND SAT NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS.  
YET ANOTHER WARM FRONT WILL CLIP THE N PORTIONS SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
AS LOW PRESSURE AND A COLD FRONT APPROACH THE COAST. THE COLD  
FRONT WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE REGION LATE SUN NIGHT INTO MON  
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND  
THE FRONT LATE MON NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
TONIGHT
 
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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
TONIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  
 
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