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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
429 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 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...A cold front will move slowly SE across waters early
tonight, then stall over the N portion later tonight into Fri
night as a series of weak low pressure centers track E along the
front. The front will return N of the area as a warm front Sat
into Sat night. A high pressure ridge will persist well to the S
of the region tonight through Sun night as a low pressure trough
continues just inland along the SE coast. Weak high pressure will
build SE over the far N waters tonight into Wed, then shift E of
the region Wed night. Another cold front will move slowly SE off
the Mid-Atlc coast Sun night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.