NAVTEX Marine Forecast (Portsmouth, VA)

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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
413 PM EST Mon Mar 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...Strong high pressure will build N of the region
tonight, then shift E of the waters Tue. A low pressure trough
near the SE coast will persist tonight, then weaken Tue. A warm
front will lift N across the central and N waters Tue into Tue
night. High pressure will build E of the S and central waters
Wed, then persist across the region Wed night through Fri night.
A cold front will move over the N portion Wed and stall, then
continue Wed night through Fri night. Low pressure will track E
along the front over the far NE waters Fri night. High pressure
will fill across the waters Sat, then weaken Sat night as a cold
front approaches the coast. 

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Light freezing
spray early in the evening. Scattered showers. 
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Rain likely with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Slight
chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Slight
chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.