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FZNT22 KWBC 150816
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
416 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
WEST CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS
BEYOND 20 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.
ANZ899-152000-
416 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
AND CENTRAL WATERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU, THEN SHIFT E THU
NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS EARLY TODAY, THEN STALL ACROSS THE OUTER
WATERS LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A WARM
FRONT WILL LIFT ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY
YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE
NORTHERN WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM ALONG
THE FRONT AND SLOWLY DRIFT N FRI WHILE LIFTING A WARM FRONT
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WATERS FRI THROUGH SAT, THEN CLEAR E OF THE WATERS SAT NIGHT.
ANOTHER WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WATERS SAT NIGHT AND SUN AHEAD OF A STRONG APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE SUN, THEN SWEEP E
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
ANZ820-152000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
416 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-152000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
416 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-152000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
416 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-152000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
416 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-152000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
416 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-152000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
416 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-152000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
416 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ925-152000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
416 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ830-152000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
416 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 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 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ833-152000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
416 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 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 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ930-152000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
416 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ835-152000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
416 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-152000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
416 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT, THEN, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
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