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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1101 PM EDT THU MAR 19 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.
ANZ899-210230-
1101 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER
MOST OF THE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH FROM THE W FRI NIGHT, THEN MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SAT AND
SAT NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL CLIP THE N PORTIONS SUN AND SUN
NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE AND A COLD FRONT APPROACH THE COAST. THE
COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE REGION MON THROUGH MON NIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THE
FRONT LATE MON NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-210230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1101 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-210230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1101 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-210230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1101 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-210230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1101 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ910-210230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1101 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ825-210230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1101 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-210230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1101 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-210230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1101 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ830-210230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1101 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ833-210230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1101 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ930-210230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1101 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ835-210230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1101 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ935-210230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1101 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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