FZNT24 KWNM 240323
OFFN02

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1123 PM EDT Thu Jul 23 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 stationary front will persist across the northern
and central portions tonight through Fri night, while a series of
weak low pressures develop and track NE along the stalled front.
A broad low pressure will develop along the front later Sat and
Sat night, lifting slowly to the NE Sun into Mon, pulling a cold
front E and SE across the remainder of the central and S
portions. High pressure will build E across the waters Mon into
Tue, then shift E Tue night ahead of the next approaching cold
front.  

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Tstms and scattered
showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.