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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
508 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 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 trough over the outer waters will remain over the
area tonight into Fri. A slow-moving cold front near the coast
will move SE into the N portions tonight and Fri. The front will
stall over the central waters by later Fri. Another trough will
develop over the far S waters tonight, with weak low pressure
forming along the trough Fri. The front should move back N as a
weak warm front Fri night and Sat as high pressure builds over
the N and central waters. The high will persist over the N and
central waters through Mon night. Low pressure is expected to
move into the far S waters sometime between Fri and Sat, then
meander over those waters into Mon night. The low will move N
across the central and northern portions on Tue into Tue night.
The low has the potential to organize into a tropical or
subtropical depression by the weekend. Please monitor the latest
information from the National Hurricane Center.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and
scattered tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Numerous showers
and scattered tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.