OPC NAVTEX Marine Forecast (Portsmouth, VA)
Thu Apr 16 11:16 pm
FZNT24 KWNM 170314
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1114 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 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 high pressure ridge will persist across the
southern and central waters tonight into Fri, shift just S of the
waters Fri night into Sun, then weaken Sun night. A warm front
will lift well N of the area as a warm front tonight into Fri. A
cold front will move SE across the waters late tonight and Fri,
stall Fri night and Sat, then return N as a warm front Sat night
and Sun. A strong cold front will move E across the area Sun and
Sun night, before a secondary cold front moves over the N portion
Mon. High pressure will build E into the region Mon night through
Tue night.
Sandy Hook to 37.5N
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers
and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
37.5N to Cape Hatteras
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN...
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt.
OFFN02
NAVTEX Marine Forecast for Mid-Atlantic states waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1114 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 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 high pressure ridge will persist across the
southern and central waters tonight into Fri, shift just S of the
waters Fri night into Sun, then weaken Sun night. A warm front
will lift well N of the area as a warm front tonight into Fri. A
cold front will move SE across the waters late tonight and Fri,
stall Fri night and Sat, then return N as a warm front Sat night
and Sun. A strong cold front will move E across the area Sun and
Sun night, before a secondary cold front moves over the N portion
Mon. High pressure will build E into the region Mon night through
Tue night.
Sandy Hook to 37.5N
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers
and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
37.5N to Cape Hatteras
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN...
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Cape Hatteras to Murrells Inlet
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt.