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FZNT24 KWNM 311529
OFFN02

NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1129 AM EDT Sun Aug 31 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 over the central and N waters will stall
and weaken over the central waters later today and tonight then
dissipate Mon. Low pressure along another stationary front across
the far S waters will lift NE today and pass just E of the
southern and then central waters tonight and Mon. This low will
then pass just E of the northern waters Mon night into Tue then
move well NE of the waters Tue night. High pressure will build in
from the N today then retreat N tonight into Mon. S of the
departing low, a series of weak lows that develop along the
meandering front will also move NE through Wed. With high
pressure returning over the N waters by Wed, the front to the S
should start to move N as a warm front Wed night. The high over
the N waters shifts E on Thu. The front then moves slowly N over
the area Thu and Thu night attached to low pressure moving N
along and near the east coast.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.