016  
FZNT24 KWNM 080846  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
446 AM EDT WED APR 8 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 WILL CLEAR E AND S OF THE SOUTHERN  
WATERS EARLY TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE WATERS  
BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGHOUT TODAY, THEN SHIFT NE OF THE AREA  
TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL MAINTAIN A RIDGE SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN  
AND INNER WATERS THROUGH THU NIGHT AS THE FRONT STALLS E OF THE  
AREA. THE HIGH WILL BUILD BACK SW AND S ACROSS THE MOST OF THE  
WATERS FRI AND FRI NIGHT, THEN SHIFT SE AND SLOWLY WEAKEN SAT. A  
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N PORTIONS SAT, THEN CROSS THE S  
PORTION SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE AND E OVER  
THE REGION SUN INTO SUN NIGHT, BEFORE PASSING JUST E OF THE AREA  
LATE SUN NIGHT.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
THU  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.   
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
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