NAVTEX Marine Forecast (Portsmouth, VA)

FZNT24 KWNM 101518
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
ISSUED BY NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1018 AM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

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 strong cold front will approach the coast today,
move E and SE across the waters tonight, then pass E of the area
Thu. A series of secondary low pressure troughs or cold fronts
will quickly pass across the northern areas Thu into Fri. High
pressure will build E across the area Fri, then persist into Sat
while weakening. Developing low pressure and an associated cold
front will move over the waters Fri night into Sat. Another
developing low will move E over the area Sun, then pass E of the
waters Sun night. 

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. 

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms. 
.THU...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. 

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms. 
.THU...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.