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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1043 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 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.
ANZ899-170215-
1043 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E OVER
THE WATERS TODAY. THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT E OF THE N PORTION
TONIGHT INTO SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. THE
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE FAR N WATERS SUN NIGHT, THEN STALL
AND RETURN N AS A WEAK WARM FRONT BY LATE MON OR MON NIGHT. A
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PERSIST FROM THE S AND CENTRAL WATERS
EASTWARD SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT WHILE BRIEFLY EXPANDING INTO
THE N WATERS TUE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR NW
WATERS FROM THE W AND NW BY LATE WED NIGHT.
ANZ820-170215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1043 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-170215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1043 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-170215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1043 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-170215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1043 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-170215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1043 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-170215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1043 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-170215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1043 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-170215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1043 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-170215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1043 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-170215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1043 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-170215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1043 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-170215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1043 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-170215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1043 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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