NAVTEX Marine Forecast (Portsmouth, VA)

FZNT24 KWNM 150314
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1114 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 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 across the southern and central waters
will persist tonight through Thu, then shift SE Thu night through
Sat night. A weak cold front will move across the northern
portions later tonight, then stall across the outer waters Wed
through Wed night before dissipating. A warm front will lift
across the northern waters Wed night, followed by yet another
cold front. The cold front will stall across the northern waters
Thu. Low pressure will form along the front and slowly drift N
Fri while lifting a warm front across the northern portions
through Sat. A cold front associated with the low will slowly
move E across the northern and central waters Fri through Sat,
then clear E of the waters Sat night. Another warm front will
lift N across the northern and central waters Sat night and Sun
ahead of a strong approaching cold front. The cold front will
move offshore late Sun, then sweep E across the region through
Sun night. 

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.