NAVTEX Marine Forecast (Portsmouth, VA)

FZNT24 KWNM 192049
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
449 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 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...High pressure anchored SE of Bermuda will keep a
ridge across the far southern waters tonight through Wed, with
the ridge weakening Wed night through Thu night. A cold front
will move SE over the N waters, and stall across the central
waters tonight. The front will persist over the central waters
Mon as weak high pressure slides E over the N waters. The front
will lift N as a warm front Mon night and pass N of the waters
Tue. The next cold front will approach from the W and NW Tue
night into Wed, then slowly move E and SE into the waters late
Wed and Wed night. The front will become stationary from near the
SE and southern Mid-Atlantic coast northeastward over the waters
Thu through Fri night as a series of weak low pressure areas form
along the front. 

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.