Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
Gale Watch
ANZ400-210800-
200 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
Low pressure will move out of the area tonight. A weak
cold front will cross the region on Saturday. A winter storm will
impact our area Sunday into Monday. High pressure builds in later
Tuesday, then a warm front may lift north across our area Wednesday
into Thursday.
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ANZ451-210800- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 200 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON THIS AFTERNOON E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of rain early, then a chance of drizzle late. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM late. TONIGHT W winds around 10 kt, increasing to around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of drizzle. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. SAT W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. SUN E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming E 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then rain and snow in the afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 35 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 15 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 11 ft at 9 seconds, becoming E 15 ft at 11 seconds. Rain in the evening. Snow. MON N winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 15 ft, subsiding to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Snow, mainly in the morning. MON NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. TUE NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. TUE NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$
ANZ451-210800- Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm- 200 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON THIS AFTERNOON E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of rain early, then a chance of drizzle late. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM late. TONIGHT W winds around 10 kt, increasing to around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of drizzle. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. SAT W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. SUN E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming E 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then rain and snow in the afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 35 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 15 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 11 ft at 9 seconds, becoming E 15 ft at 11 seconds. Rain in the evening. Snow. MON N winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 15 ft, subsiding to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Snow, mainly in the morning. MON NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. TUE NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. TUE NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$