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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for NE US waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
447 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

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 E across the waters tonight as
low pressure moves NE along the front. Behind the front, high
pressure builds E over the area, though a surface trough or
secondary cold front should pass over the waters on the E side of
the high late tonight and Thu. High pressure then persists
through Fri night, moving SE Sat as a surface trough moves SE
over the area. S of another high anchored over SE Canada,
deepening low pressure offshore of the SE U.S. coast over the
weekend will slowly move N, impacting at least the S waters Sat
night through Mon night. Mariners should monitor later forecasts
on this coastal system.

Eastport Maine to Cape Cod

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft.
.MON...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.

Cape Cod to Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.SUN...E winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.

South of New England

...GALE WARNING...
...STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Numerous showers
and scattered tstms.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 35 to 50 kt. Seas 17 to 25 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 35 to 50 kt. Seas 15 to 24 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.