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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1041 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 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.
ANZ899-170245-
1041 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING E
OVER THE WATERS FROM NEAR CAPE FEAR WILL PERSIST TONIGHT AND
SUN, AND THEN RETURN N AS A WEAK WARM FRONT SUN NIGHT INTO MON.
MEANWHILE, HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SE ACROSS THE WATERS BEHIND THE
FRONT TONIGHT, THEN SHIFTS E SUN AND SUN NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE
MOVES TO NEAR LONG ISLAND LATE SUN NIGHT, THEN TRACKS SLOWLY E
ACROSS WATERS JUST N OF THE AREA MON THROUGH TUE, BEFORE
CLEARING NE OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT INTO WED. THE LOW PULLS A COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE N PORTIONS MON AND MON NIGHT, WITH THE FRONT
STALLING OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT WHILE
SLOWLY WEAKENING. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY RETURN N AS A WEAK WARM
FRONT THU, REACHING THE N WATERS THU NIGHT.
ANZ820-170245-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1041 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-170245-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1041 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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 NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ920-170245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-170245-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1041 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ910-170245-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ825-170245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO NE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-170245-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-170245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1041 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ830-170245-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-170245-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1041 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-170245-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS AND SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW 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
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
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-170245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1041 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SUN
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-170245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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