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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1052 PM EDT WED MAR 25 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.
ANZ899-270215-
1052 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE WATERS THIS EVENING, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. THE
DEPARTING HIGH WILL MAINTAIN A WEAK RIDGE SW ACROSS THE CENTRAL
AND S PORTIONS THU INTO FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE
NW THU NIGHT, THEN PUSH SE ACROSS THE WATERS FRI INTO SAT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE WATERS SAT INTO MON, THEN SHIFT
E OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM
THE NW MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-270215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1052 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ915-270215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1052 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ920-270215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ905-270215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1052 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ910-270215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ825-270215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-270215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-270215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-270215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-270215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1052 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-270215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-270215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1052 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ935-270215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
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