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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
459 PM EDT WED OCT 7 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.
ANZ899-080745-
459 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT POSITIONED
JUST S OF THE AREA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE
GRADUALLY DISSIPATING. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL
SLOWLY LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS WILL SHIFT NE AWAY FROM THE
AREA TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS
THU, THEN SLOWLY MOVE E OVER THE AREA THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THE
FRONT FRI, THEN SLOWLY DRIFT E ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUN. A
WEAK COLD FRONT OR LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL CLIP THE FAR N WATERS
FRI NIGHT. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST SUN
BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL SWEEP E ACROSS
THE WATERS LATER SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-080745-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
459 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-080745-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
459 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-080745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
459 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW, THEN,
BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-080745-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
459 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-080745-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
459 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-080745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
459 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS, BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-080745-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
459 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S, THEN,
BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-080745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
459 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-080745-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
459 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-080745-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
459 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-080745-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
459 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-080745-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
459 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-080745-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
459 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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