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FZNT24 KWNM 272034
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
434 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 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...High pressure will build E off the Mid-Atlantic coast
tonight, expand over the region Thu, then shift E of the waters
Thu night. A cold front will stall just S of the region tonight
into Thu, then lift N over the S waters later Thu into Sat as low
pressure forms along the front. The low will move E of the area
Sat night into Sun while slowly pulling the front SE, before the
front stalls across the S waters Sun night into Mon night.
Another cold front will move slowly SE over the N portion Fri
into Sat night while weakening. Another high will build SE across
the N waters Mon and Mon night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

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

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.