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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1101 AM EDT Fri Aug 1 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 over the N waters will track E and NE
along a cold front today. The front will move S and SE over the
central and inner portion of the S waters through late today into
tonight as the low passes E of the region. The front will likely
stall and then persist from near the SE coast just off the S
Carolina and Georgia coasts later tonight through Tue night, as a
series low pressure areas develop and track NE along the front.
High pressure will build S into the far N waters Sat, then
prevail over the northern portions into next week. All mariners
should use caution in or near any of the heavier thunderstorms
which will likely increase mainly near and S of the cold front
today into most of the weekend.

Sandy Hook to 37.5N

.TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Tstms and chance
of showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Tstms likely
and chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

37.5N to Cape Hatteras

.TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Showers and tstms likely.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and
tstms likely.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of
showers and scattered tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet

.TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and
tstms likely.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers
and tstms likely.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and tstms
likely.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Showers and
tstms likely.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.