NOAA Atlantic Forecast 26 Jul 2026

NOAA Atlantic Forecast

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Issued by the U.S. National Weather Service, NWS, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA for the Western North Atlantic Ocean. Offshore waters forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center, Washington, D.C. 425 AM EDT, Sunday, July 26, 2026. New England Continental Shelf and Slope Waters from 60 nautical miles offshore to the Hague Line, except to 1,000 fathom line south of New England. Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest one-third of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near thunderstorms. ANZ 898-262000-425 AM EDT, Sunday, July 26, 2026. Synopsis for New England waters. A stationary front will persist south and east of the waters today, with a series of low pressures developing and tracking northeast along the stalled boundary, and while a weak high pressure remains across the Gulf of Maine. The front pushes further east of the area tonight into Monday night, with high pressure expanding east over the remainder of the waters. The high shifts east Tuesday, with a broad low pressure moving to northern New Jersey by Tuesday night. The low will very slowly move northeast along or just inland coastal New England Wednesday through Thursday night and while pulling a fronteast and northeast through the waters Tuesday night into Thursday. Offshore waters forecast. NWS Ocean Prediction Center, Washington, D.C. 426 AM EDT, Sunday, July 26, 2026. West Central North Atlantic, Continental Shelf and Slope Waters, beyond 60 nautical miles to 250 nautical miles offshore, including south of Georgia's Bank from 1,000 fathom line to 250 nautical miles offshore. Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest one-third of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near thunderstorms. ANZ 899-262Z AMEDT, Sunday, July 26, 2020. Synopsis for mid-Atlantic waters. A stationary front will persist across the northern and central portions this morning. A broad low pressure along the front lifts slowly to the northeast today into Monday, and pulling the front east and southeast across the remainder of the central and south portions. High pressure will build east across the waters Monday into Tuesday, then shift east Tuesday night ahead of the next approaching cold front. The associated broad low pressure will reach northern New Jersey Tuesday night, then lift slowly northeast of the area along coastal New England Wednesday through Thursday night. The low will pull the associated cold front slowly east and southeast across the waters Tuesday night into Thursday before stalling over the region later Thursday and Thursday night. Issued by the U.S. National Weather Service, NWS, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA for the Western North Atlantic Ocean. Thank you for listening.