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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
447 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 today through Tue night. A
stationary front will remain stalled across the central waters
today into tonight. The 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.  

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

.TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of smoke
with vsby 1 nm or less early. 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 less than 10 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 11 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 3 to 4 ft. Areas of smoke
with vsby 1 nm or less early. 
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 3 to 4 ft. Scattered 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.