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FZNT22 KWBC 281452
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 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.
ANZ899-290230-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WEAK WARM FRONT LIFTS NE
ACROSS THE N PORTIONS EARLY TODAY. MEANWHILE A HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE BUILDS W TO SW ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND S PORTIONS TODAY,
PERSISTING TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
FROM THE NW TONIGHT, THEN MOVES ACROSS THE N PORTIONS SAT. THE
FRONT STALLS OVER THE CENTRAL AREAS LATER SAT AND SAT NIGHT,
GENERALLY EXTENDING E TO NE FROM AROUND THE VIRGINA CAPES, THEN
DISSIPATES SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE N LATER
SUN, MOVES SLOWLY S ACROSS THE N PORTIONS SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON
NIGHT, THEN STALLS ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS TUE AND TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-290230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-290230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-290230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-290230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ910-290230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ825-290230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-290230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-290230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ830-290230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-290230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-290230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-290230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-290230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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