


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
162 FZNT24 KWNM 120332 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1132 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 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...Low pressure just S of the waters will deepen and expand as it moves N tonight through Sun, with a secondary low forming Sun, and eventually being centered offshore of the Virginia Capes Sun night. This broad, complex low will move very slowly E from the Virginia Capes to the outer Mid- Atlantic waters Sun night through Tue night, before clearing E of the area Wed. Mariners must monitor later forecasts on the coastal system, and begin to consider avoidance plans as needed. This will be a long duration event for the east coast, and impactful to the mariner. A cold front will approach from the NW late Tue night into early Wed. The front will then move offshore late Wed into Wed night, then clear E of the area by Thu. High pressure will build in across the waters Thu and Thu night. Sandy Hook to 37.5N ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 18 to 27 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 35 to 50 kt. Seas 17 to 26 ft. Rain. .MON...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NE 35 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 40 to 50 kt, diminishing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.