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FZNT22 KWBC 230229
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1029 PM EDT WED JUL 22 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.
ANZ899-240230-
1029 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ACROSS THE
FAR SOUTHERN WATERS WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT WHILE
DRIFTING S. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W AND NW TONIGHT,
THEN SLOWLY MOVE SE OVER THE WATERS THU. THE FRONT WILL STALL
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND N WATERS THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT AS A
SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTERS TRACK NE ALONG THE FRONT. LOW
PRESSURE FORMING ALONG THE FRONT LATE SAT WILL TRACK NE ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH SUN NIGHT, CLEARING NE OF THE WATERS MON. THE
LOW WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT, MEANWHILE LIFTING A WARM FRONT N
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS FROM THE W BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT AND LEADING LOW SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-240230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1029 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-240230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1029 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-240230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1029 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS. TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ905-240230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1029 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS, THEN RAIN LIKELY.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-240230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1029 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS. TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS,
THEN RAIN LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-240230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1029 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS, THEN RAIN LIKELY.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-240230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1029 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ925-240230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1029 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-240230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1029 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-240230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1029 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-240230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1029 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-240230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1029 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-240230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1029 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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