273  
FZNT24 KWNM 281454  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1054 AM EDT TUE APR 28 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  
LOW PRESSURE JUST E OF THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL MOVE  
SLOWLY E AWAY FROM THE AREA TODAY. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL  
MOVE E ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS TODAY THROUGH WED  
BEFORE SHIFTING E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. MEANWHILE, A TROUGH  
EXTENDING NW FROM THE LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY FROM E TO W THROUGH  
THE OUTER NORTHERN WATERS TODAY THROUGH WED. THE TROUGH WILL  
BECOME ABSORBED BY ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT  
THAT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE WED NIGHT, THEN TRACK NE THROUGH THE  
NORTHERN WATERS THU INTO THU NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL CLEAR E  
AND S OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E INTO THE  
SOUTHERN WATERS FRI, THEN SHIFT E OF THE WATERS FRI NIGHT.  
ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST FRI NIGHT, THEN  
TRACK NE THROUGH THE WATERS SAT INTO SAT NIGHT WHILE  
STRENGTHENING.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  
 
37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  
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