NAVTEX Marine Forecast (Portsmouth, VA)

FZNT24 KWNM 180310
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1110 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 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 southern waters tonight into Tue night, with the
ridge weakening and drifting S late Tue night into Wed night. A
stationary front will remain over the central waters tonight. The
weak front will lift N as a warm front early Sat, and pass N of
the waters during the day Sat. The next cold front will approach
from the W and NW Sat evening, and move into the N waters late
Sat night into Sun. The front will stall over the central waters
Sun night into early Mon, lift N as a warm front late Mon into
Mon night, and pass N of the area by later Mon night or early
Tue. Yet another cold front will approach from the W and NW Tue
night. The cold front will slowly move E and SE over the waters
Wed and Wed night.  

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Patchy smoke. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy smoke. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms. 
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.