FZNT23 KWNM 222115

OFFN01



NAVTEX Marine Forecast for NE US waters

NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC

515 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 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...Developing low pressure will approach from the W and

SW this evening as a warm front lifts N into the waters. The low

will strengthen and move E and NE along 40N or so tonight into

early Mon, with the low passing E and NE of the waters late Mon

into Mon night. The low will push a cold front across the waters

tonight into Mon. High pressure will build E toward the coast Mon

night into early Tue. The high will move E over the S waters late

Tue and Tue night as a low pressure trough crosses the Gulf of

Maine. The high will pass E and SE of the area Wed as the next

cold front approaches from the W. This weak front will drift S

into the area late Wed night into Thu, and then stall over the

waters late Thu. The front will remain over the waters Thu night

into Fri, with developing low pressure tracking E and NE along

the front. The low will pass E of the waters late Fri and pull a

trailing strong cold front S of the area. High pressure will

build E toward the region Fri night.  



Eastport Maine to Cape Cod



.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Snow with vsby

1 nm or less early. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. Light freezing

spray. 

.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain and chance of

snow with vsby 1 nm or less. 

.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Light

freezing spray and chance of snow showers. 

.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Light

freezing spray. 

.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 

.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 



Cape Cod to Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank



...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...



.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.

Scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 

.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered tstms and

isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. 

.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.FRI...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 



South of New England



.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain with vsby

1 nm or less. 

.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm

or less. 

.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.