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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for NE US waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
426 PM EDT Mon Oct 6 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...Strong high pressure SE of the waters tonight, will
move E Tue and Tue night as a strong cold front approaches from
the W and NW. The front will move quickly SE across the area Wed,
and clear S and E of the waters Wed night into early Thu. Another
strong high will build E and SE toward the area Wed night into
early Thu, then move SE over the waters later Thu into Fri,
before passing E of the area Fri night. Low pressure will develop
S of the region Sat and move N towards the area Sat night.

Eastport Maine to Cape Cod

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Showers
likely with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

Cape Cod to Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

South of New England

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.