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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1156 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 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...Low pressure just E of the S waters will lift slowly
NE along a stationary front tonight while a cold front becomes
stationary across the central waters. High pressure will build S
into the N waters behind the front, then move NE away from the
area Wed. The eye of Hurricane Erin is expected to move N into
the outer S waters late Wed, then continue N and NE through the
outer S and central waters Wed night and Thu before turning more
NE and moving through the Outer Mid-Atlantic Waters Thu night
through Fri night. Long period SE to S swell from Erin, already
affecting the waters, will spread N into the central and N waters
late tonight through Tue night, then continue through Fri night
while gradually backing to the E Wed through Thu night. Another
high will build over the waters Fri through Sat night. For more
information on Hurricane Erin, please closely monitor the latest
forecasts from the National Hurricane Center.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU...

.TONIGHT AND TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
Isolated showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft.
.THU...NE winds 35 to 50 kt. Seas 23 to 37 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 35 to 50 kt. Seas 23 to 37 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 27 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU...

.TONIGHT AND TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 12 ft.
Isolated showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.WED...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 45 to 60 kt. Seas 31 to 46 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 80 to 100 kt. Seas 36 to 51 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 45 to 60 kt. Seas 23 to 38 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 23 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...E to NE winds 40 to 55 kt. Seas 28 to 43 ft. Showers and
tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 85 to 105 kt. Seas 37 to 52 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 80 to 100 kt. Seas 36 to 51 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 31 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.