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FZNT23 KWNM 240916
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
516 AM EDT THU SEP 24 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
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED N OF THE AREA WILL
DRIFT N INTO THE WEEKEND. BROAD LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING ALONG A
STALLED FRONT S OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SLOWLY N
AND NE AND STRENGTHEN TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE BROAD,
STRENGTHENING LOW WILL DRIFT N ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC WATERS
LATER TONIGHT INTO FRI NIGHT, THEN CONTINUE MOVING N INTO THE
AREA LATER FRI NIGHT OR EARLY SAT. THE LOW WILL THEN STALL, OR
BRIEFLY MOVE W, JUST TO THE SE AND S OF LONG ISLAND LATE SAT INTO
SUN NIGHT WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING. THE LOW WILL FINALLY MOVE E AND
NE LATE SUN NIGHT INTO MON NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE
MONITORING FORECASTS, AND CONSIDER AVOIDANCE PLANS AS NEEDED.
THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT, AND HIGHLY IMPACTFUL TO THE
MARINER INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
FRI
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
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