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FZNT23 KWNM 170331
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for NE US waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1131 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

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...High pressure over the outer waters will move E away
from the area tonight. A low pressure area moves to near Long
Island late tonight, then tracks slowly E over the S waters while
strengthening Mon into Tue, with the system then clearing NE of
the waters Tue night as it begins to weaken. Weak high pressure
will build E into the area Wed, and slide off to the E Wed night
as a weak cold front moves off the coast. The front will move SE
over the waters Thu, and pass S and E of the area Thu night into
Fri. High pressure will build E over New England Thu night, and
move E and NE over the waters Fri into Fri night.

Eastport Maine to Cape Cod

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers.
.MON...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers
likely and patchy fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Cape Cod to Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers.
.MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

South of New England

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers and
scattered tstms.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance
of showers and tstms.
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.