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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1205 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 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 persists across the central and S
portions tonight, then dissipates Fri. A cold front slowly
approaches from the NW tonight, moves into the N portions Fri,
then stalls Fri night into Sat. The front returns N as a warm
front later Sat, clearing N of the area Sat night. Low pressure
develops along the Mid-Atlantic coast later Sat and Sat night,
lifting NE along the coast Sun and Sun night. The low pulls a
cold front offshore late Sun and Sun night, again stalling across
the waters Mon through Tue night. Low pressure may develop along
the stalled front Tue and Tue night.  

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms. 
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms. 
.FRI...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. Chance of
showers and tstms. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms. 
.FRI...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. Chance of
showers and tstms. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.