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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1222 PM EDT Sat Apr 26 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...High pressure E of the area will maintain a ridge
across the S waters today. A cold front will move S and E into
the NW waters late this evening, continue moving E across the
northern and central waters later tonight, and will reach the
southern waters Sun morning. The front will clear E of the N and
central waters Sun, and the S waters Sun night, except over far
SW portions near the Georgia coast where the front may linger
into Mon. High pressure will build E across the waters Sun night
through Mon night, then move just E of the region Tue and Tue
night while maintaining a ridge over the central and S waters
into Wed night. A cold front will move SE across the northern
waters Wed, then become stationary over the central waters Wed
night.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.