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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
425 PM EDT MON MAY 4 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.
ANZ899-050830-
425 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY
SHIFT E OF THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT WHILE
MAINTAINING A RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN WED
AND WED NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES FROM THE W. THE
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT AS
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TRACKS N AND NE FROM THE NORTHERN WATERS.
A PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE FAR S WATERS LATE
FRI AND LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NE ALONG THE FRONT FRI NIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE ACROSS THE WATERS N OF THE
STALLED FRONT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. THE STALLED FRONT WILL LIFT
SLOWLY N OVER THE S AND CENTRAL WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT
ANZ820-050830-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
425 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-050830-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
425 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-050830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
425 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-050830-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
425 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ910-050830-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
425 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ825-050830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
425 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-050830-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
425 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-050830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
425 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ830-050830-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
425 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-050830-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
425 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-050830-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
425 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-050830-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
425 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-050830-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
425 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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