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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1112 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 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 stationary front persists across the N portions
today into Sat. The front returns N as a warm front later Sat,
clearing N of the area Sat night. Low pressure develops along the
Mid-Atlantic coast later Sat and Sat night, lifting NE along the
coast Sun and Sun night. The low pulls a cold front offshore late
Sun and Sun night, again stalling across the waters Mon through
Tue night. Low pressure may develop along the stalled front Tue
and Tue night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers.
.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.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.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.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.