879  
FZNT24 KWNM 191538  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1138 AM EDT THU MAR 19 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. 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. MEANWHILE, HIGH PRESSURE  
OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT S AND E FRI  
NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE AND ACROSS  
THE REGION. 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 MON  
THROUGH MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE  
REGION BEHIND THE FRONT LATE MON NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
FRI  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.  
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