899
FZNT22 KWBC 181454
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1054 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 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.
ANZ899-190215-
1054 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT
WILL PERSIST S AND E OF THE WATERS TODAY, THEN DISSIPATE TONIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT S ACROSS THE REGION WHILE WEAKENING
TODAY INTO SAT NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S THROUGH THE N
WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT, STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS SAT,
THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER HIGH WILL
BUILD N OF THE REGION SAT, THEN SHIFT NE AND E OF THE AREA SAT
NIGHT AND SUN. A WARM FRONT WILL EXTEND E OVER THE N WATERS SAT
NIGHT, THEN LIFT N OF THE REGION SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE N WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON, THEN DRIFT S MON NIGHT
THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE BOUNDARY.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD N OF THE REGION WHILE INTERACTING
WITH THE FRONT OVER THE AREA TO GENERATE NE TO E GALES JUST N OF
THE FRONT LATE TUE INTO TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-190215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1054 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
ANZ915-190215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1054 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
ANZ920-190215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1054 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ905-190215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1054 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ910-190215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1054 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ825-190215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1054 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ828-190215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1054 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-190215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1054 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ830-190215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1054 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-190215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1054 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ930-190215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1054 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-190215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1054 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-190215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1054 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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