NAVTEX Marine Forecast (Portsmouth, VA)

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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
434 AM EDT Thu Apr 2 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 will persist E of the waters today into
Sun while maintaining a surface ridge over the S and central
waters. A front will stall today over the N waters, then lift N
of the area as a warm front Fri. Another cold front will slowly
approach from the N and NW Fri into Fri night, move over the far
N waters Sat, then return N of the region as a warm front Sat
night into Sun. Yet another cold front will approach the area
from the NW Sun, then slowly move through the waters Mon into Mon
night as low pressure develops along the front.  

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog
early. Slight chance of rain. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of
fog. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.