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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1043 AM EDT Sun Oct 11 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...A warm front over the central waters, extending E
from near the Virginia Capes this morning, will move N today. The
front will move into the far N waters or just N of the area early
tonight. The front should stall just N of the area later tonight
as low pressure moves E along the front. A cold front trailing S
and SW from the low will slide E and SE over the waters later
tonight into Mon. Low pressure and the cold front will pass E of
the waters late Mon and Mon night. Weak high pressure then builds
over the area Tue into Tue night. Another cold front approaches
the waters from the W and NW Tue night, moves into the waters
Wed, and then stalls over the central portions Wed night into Thu
night. High pressure builds over the N portion behind this front,
while weak high pressure persists over the S portions Wed through
Thu night. 

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E to SE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming S to SE 35 to
45 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Widespread showers and isolated to
scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms. 
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Numerous
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms. 
.MON...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Numerous showers
and tstms. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Numerous
showers and tstms becoming scattered. 
.MON...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.