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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
428 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 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.
ANZ899-030830-
428 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST
E OF THE S WATERS TODAY WILL VERY GRADUALLY DRIFT E TONIGHT
THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING A RIDGE ACROSS THE S WATERS.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE N PORTION EARLY SAT MORNING,
THEN STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO
SUN AS LOW PRESSURE FORMS ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THE LOW WILL MOVE N
OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT WHILE LIFTING THE FRONT N TO NEAR GEORGES
BANK BY LATE SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE
ACROSS THE AREA MON AND MON NIGHT, THEN STALL JUST S OF THE S
WATERS TUE AND TUE NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONT SE OF THE AREA WED AND WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
E INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE
NIGHT.
ANZ820-030830-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
428 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS, THEN RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
ANZ915-030830-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
428 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-030830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
428 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS, THEN RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 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
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-030830-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
428 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ910-030830-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
428 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ825-030830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
428 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS, THEN RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-030830-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
428 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-030830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
428 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-030830-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
428 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-030830-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
428 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ930-030830-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
428 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-030830-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
428 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ935-030830-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
428 PM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
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