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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
448 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 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 front will stall over the central waters today
through Wed while weakening. The weak front will then lift N as a
warm front Wed night into Fri. A high pressure ridge will build W
across the central and S waters Wed and Wed night, then continue
Thu through Fri night. A strong cold front will reach the coast
Fri night then move SE across the waters Sat and Sat night.  

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Numerous
tstms. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Numerous
tstms. 
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Isolated tstms. 
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Numerous tstms. 
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Isolated tstms. 
.WED...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.