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FZNT22 KWBC 190306
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1106 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 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.
ANZ899-200215-
1106 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE
ACROSS WATERS EARLY TONIGHT, THEN STALL OVER THE N PORTION LATER
TONIGHT INTO FRI NIGHT AS A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTERS
TRACK E ALONG THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL RETURN N OF THE AREA AS A
WARM FRONT SAT INTO SAT NIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PERSIST
WELL TO THE S OF THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS A LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH CONTINUES JUST INLAND ALONG THE SE COAST. WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE OVER THE FAR N WATERS TONIGHT INTO
WED, THEN SHIFT E OF THE REGION WED NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE OFF THE MID-ATLC COAST SUN NIGHT.
ANZ820-200215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1106 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE
OF TSTMS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-200215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1106 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE
OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-200215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1106 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-200215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1106 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-200215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1106 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-200215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1106 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE
OF TSTMS.
WED
N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-200215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1106 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-200215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1106 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-200215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1106 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-200215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1106 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-200215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1106 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-200215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1106 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-200215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1106 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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