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FZNT22 KWBC 120915 CCA
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
410 AM EST MON JAN 12 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.
ANZ899-121945-
410 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
STRONG NW WINDS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE NORTH PORTIONS INTO THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE
RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES ACROSS THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE AND
NEWFOUNDLAND. OTHERWISE, HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TODAY
INTO TUE, THEN SHIFT E TUE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP
OFFSHORE EARLY WED, THEN SLOWLY MOVE E ACROSS THE WATERS WED AND
WED NIGHT. ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST
WED NIGHT, THEN PUSH OFFSHORE THU AND THU NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE
LIKELY DEVELOPS ALONG THIS FRONT WED NIGHT, THEN MOVES OFFSHORE
AND INTENSIFIES OFF THE MID- ATLANTIC COAST AND ACROSS THE WATERS
THU AND THU NIGHT, BEFORE CLEARING WELL NE OF THE AREA FRI.
MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE CLOSELY MONITORING FORECASTS FOR THIS
POTENTIALLY STRONG DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD E ACROSS THE WATERS LATER FRI AND FRI NIGHT.
ANZ820-121945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
410 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-121945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
410 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ920-121945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
410 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED
TODAY
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT, SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT, SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ905-121945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
410 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 22 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.
ANZ910-121945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
410 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
12 TO 21 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
ANZ825-121945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
410 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-121945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
410 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-121945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
410 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
ANZ830-121945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
410 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-121945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
410 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ930-121945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
410 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ835-121945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
410 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE
OF TSTMS.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-121945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
410 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
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