NAVTEX Marine Forecast (Portsmouth, VA)

FZNT24 KWNM 280846
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
446 AM EDT Sun Jun 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...A cold front across the N portions this morning will
move S across the central waters today and tonight, then move
through the S waters Mon through Tue night. High pressure will
build S into the N portions Mon and Mon night, extend into the
central waters Tue, then build into the southern waters Tue night
and Wed, persisting through Thu night. A warm front will move
offshore Tue night and into the northern waters later Tue night
or Wed while the existing ridge across the northern and central
waters moves E of the area. The front will clear E of the waters
Wed night. A trailing cold front will move across the northern
portions Wed night and Thu, followed by a series of secondary
cold fronts of low pressure troughs through Thu night.  

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.