NAVTEX Marine Forecast (Portsmouth, VA)

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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
435 PM EDT Wed Jul 23 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 stationary front will continue across the southern
and central waters tonight into Fri as a series of weak low
pressure centers track E along the front. The front will then
weaken and dissipate later Fri and Fri night. High pressure over
the northern portions this evening will shift E of the area later
tonight into Fri night while maintaining a ridge axis across the
region. A cold front will slowly move S across the N waters Sat
and Sat night, then stall across the area Sun and Sun night as a
series of low pressure centers track NE along the boundary.
Another cold front will move SE over the far NW waters Sun night,
then continue moving slowly SE over the area Mon and Mon night. 

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms. 
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms. 
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and
tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.