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FZNT22 KWBC 220251
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1051 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
WEST CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS
BEYOND 60 NM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE, INCLUDING SOUTH OF GEORGES BANK
FROM 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE.
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 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 TSTMS.
ANZ899-230245-
1051 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH WED, THEN
WEAKEN WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT WHILE DRIFTING S. A WARM FRONT
WILL LIFT N OF THE WATERS EARLY TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH FROM THE W AND NW WED AND WED NIGHT, THEN SLOWLY MOVE SE
OVER THE WATERS THU. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
N WATERS THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS A SERIES OF WEAK LOW
PRESSURE CENTERS TRACK NE ALONG THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
SE AS A COLD FRONT SUN AND SUN NIGHT WHILE A SURFACE LOW TRACKS
NE AWAY FROM THE AREA.
ANZ820-230245-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1051 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN
LIKELY, THEN ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NW.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-230245-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1051 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS, THEN RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN LIKELY,
THEN ISOLATED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-230245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1051 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, THEN RAIN LIKELY.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-230245-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1051 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN,
THEN ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-230245-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1051 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO
10 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-230245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1051 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI AND FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-230245-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1051 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS,
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT AND SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-230245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1051 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT AND SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-230245-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1051 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-230245-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1051 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-230245-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1051 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-230245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1051 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI AND FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-230245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1051 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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