FZNT24 KWNM 211525

OFFN02



NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters

NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC

1125 AM EDT Sat Mar 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 cold front will move over the N waters today, then

become stationary across the central portions tonight. The front

will lift N as a warm front Sun into Sun night as an area of low

pressure approaches the coast. The low will pass quickly across

the far northern waters while pulling the associated cold front

SE across the region Mon into Mon night. High pressure will begin

to build across the area behind the front late Mon night and

persist into Tue night. A cold front will move through N parts of

the area Wed and Wed night.  



Sandy Hook to 37.5N



...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...



.TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to

7 ft. 

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with

vsby 1 nm or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Slight chance

of tstms. 

.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

.WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 



37.5N to Cape Hatteras



...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...



.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated

tstms. 

.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 



Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet



...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...



.TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated

tstms. 

.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms. 

.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated

tstms. 

.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

.TUE...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.