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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1058 PM EDT WED OCT 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.
ANZ899-230300-
1058 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
SUBTROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE,
LOCATED NEAR 37.7N 69.4W AT 03 UTC, WILL CONTINUE OVER THE N
WATERS TONIGHT, TRACKING NE WHILE STRENGTHENING AND TRANSITIONING
TO A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE WITH HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS THU BEFORE
PASSING E OF THE WATERS THU NIGHT INTO FRI. MARINERS SHOULD
MONITOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER,
AND EXECUTE AVOIDANCE PLANS NOW WITHOUT DELAY. OTHERWISE, HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD S TOWARDS THE REGION FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT,
MOVE OVER THE N WATERS SUN, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT
INTO MON. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP S OF THE WATERS SAT AND SAT
NIGHT, THEN TRACK NE WHILE REMAINING E OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH
MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-230300-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1058 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-230300-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1058 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 TO 28 FT. SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 45 TO 60 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
19 TO 34 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENDING.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-230300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1058 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 19 TO 34 FT. SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 45 TO 60 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 18 TO 33 FT, SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 25 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENDING.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-230300-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1058 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
..HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 50 TO 60 KT, BECOMING 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 18 TO
33 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 50 TO 65 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 19 TO 34 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS, DIMINISHING
OVERNIGHT.
FRI
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-230300-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1058 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING S 45 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 27 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT. SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 28 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS GRADUALLY ENDING.
FRI
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-230300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1058 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO
20 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENDING.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-230300-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1058 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ925-230300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1058 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NW 45 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 29 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 24 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS BECOMING SCATTERED, AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ830-230300-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1058 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
16 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ANZ833-230300-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1058 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
ANZ930-230300-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1058 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ835-230300-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1058 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ANZ935-230300-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1058 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
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