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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
439 PM EDT SUN OCT 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.
ANZ899-050745-
439 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
WEAK LOW PRESSURE, AND A WARM
FRONT OFFSHORE OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST, WILL MOVE N TONIGHT
AND PASS N OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MON. A COLD FRONT
FOLLOWS THE LOW E ACROSS THE AREA FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
EARLY MON NIGHT, WITH A SECOND, STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING OVER
THE AREA FROM LATE MON THROUGH EARLY TUE. THE STRONG FRONT WILL
STALL JUST S OF THE WATERS TUE. WITH THE FRONT STALLED JUST TO
THE S, FOR TUE AND TUE NIGHT, SURFACE TROUGHS WILL MOVE SE OVER
THE N WATERS WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING E OVER THE CENTRAL
WATERS. THE HIGH BUILDS N BY WED, THEN SHIFTS E WED NIGHT. A
WARM FRONT WILL MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA WED, WITH THE FRONT TO
THE S SLOWLY RETURNING N AS A WARM FRONT AS WELL. AS THE WARM
FRONT MOVES INTO THE S WATERS, A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE N
WATERS THU AND MOVES SLOWLY E OVER THE AREA THU NIGHT THROUGH
FRI NIGHT, STALLING OVER THE S WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO
THE AREA BEHIND THE COLD FRONT, THOUGH A SECONDARY COLD FRONT
SHOULD APPROACH THE N WATERS FRI NIGHT.
ANZ820-050745-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
439 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT,
THEN, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN ENDING.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BECOMING 3 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ915-050745-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
439 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-050745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-050745-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
439 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ENDING.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ910-050745-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ825-050745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 FT,
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BECOMING 3 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-050745-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-050745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-050745-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-050745-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
439 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ930-050745-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-050745-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
439 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW, THEN,
BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-050745-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
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