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FZNT22 KWBC 180851
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
451 AM EDT MON MAY 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.
ANZ899-181945-
451 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
PERSIST FROM THE S AND CENTRAL WATERS EASTWARD TODAY INTO THU
WHILE BRIEFLY EXPANDING INTO THE N WATERS TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL REACH THE FAR N WATERS EARLY TODAY AND STALL, AND THEN
RETURN N AS A WEAK WARM FRONT TONIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE SE AND REACH THE FAR NW WATERS WED NIGHT, MOVE THROUGH THE N
WATERS THU, THEN STALL OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS THU NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT LATER FRI AND FRI NIGHT.
ANZ820-181945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
451 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-181945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
451 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-181945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
451 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-181945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
451 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ910-181945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
451 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-181945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
451 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ828-181945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
451 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT, THEN,
BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-181945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
451 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-181945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
451 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT,
THEN, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-181945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
451 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-181945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
451 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT,
THEN, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-181945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
451 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-181945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
451 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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