Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
761 FZNT24 KWNM 300842 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 442 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 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 high pressure center will form over the central and S waters today and tonight, then drift E of the region Thu through Sat night while maintaining a ridge across the S portion. A cold front will move over the N portion later Fri night into Sat, then stall across the central and northern waters Sat night into Sun night as low pressure tracks NE along the boundary. A low pressure trough will form along the SE coast Sun and Sun night. Sandy Hook to 37.5N .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...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...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet .TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .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 SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.