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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for NE US waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
457 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 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 warm front will lift N across the waters and then N
of the waters tonight as the next cold front approaches the
coast. The cold front will cross the area early Sun, and pass S
and E of the waters late Sun into Sun night. High pressure will
move E over the waters Mon while weakening. The front to the S
will then return N as a warm front Tue into Tue night, and lift N
of the waters by early Wed. Another cold front will move slowly E
into the waters Wed into Wed night. The front will become
stationary to the S and E of the waters Thu and Thu night.

Eastport Maine to Cape Cod

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
Scattered tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

Cape Cod to Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Tstms and scattered
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

South of New England

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.