Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
943 FZNT24 KWNM 152046 OFFN02 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 346 PM EST Sat Nov 15 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 warm front should emerge off of the central waters today under overall weak, broad high pressure. The warm front will move N tonight while a cold front approaches from the NW. The cold front should sweep quickly E over the N waters by Sun afternoon and through the S waters overnight Sun and into Mon. While high pressure will then build over the S waters, around persistent, broad low pressure over SE Canada, another series of surface troughs will pass from NW to SE over the N waters Mon through Tue night. High pressure then gradually builds E over most of the waters Wed and Wed night. However, a surface front may develop off of the Carolina coast late Tue night with weak low pressure possibly moving E along the front and off of the coast Wed night. The low will move E of the area Thu and the cold front will push S into the southern waters and stall into Thu night. Sandy Hook to 37.5N ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 37.5N to Cape Hatteras ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .MON...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.