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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1121 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 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 high pressure ridge will persist across the S
waters today through Thu night. A warm front across the far NE
waters this evening will lift NE away from the waters by early
Thu morning. A low pressure trough will move E to the mid-
Atlantic coast by late Thu afternoon, followed by a cold front
moving offshore Thu night into Fri. The cold front will stall as
it moves SE over the central waters Fri, then dissipate by Fri
night as high pressure builds over the mid- Atlantic and southern
waters Sat and Sat night. High pressure will remain over the
southern waters into Mon night while a weak low pressure or
trough will move into the far northern portions later Sun before
weakening SE of the area Mon into Mon night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.