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FZNT22 KWBC 270312
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1012 PM EST MON JAN 26 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.
ANZ899-271415-
1012 PM EST MON JAN 26 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NE OF THE
AREA EARLY TONIGHT WHILE PULLING A STRONG COLD FRONT SE ACROSS
THE WATERS, BEFORE A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS CROSS THE N
PORTION LATER TONIGHT INTO TUE. A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
BUILD SE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT INTO TUE, THEN SHIFT SE OF THE
AREA TUE NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SE ACROSS THE WATERS. THE
FRONT WILL BRIEFLY STALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS WED. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS
WED NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP NE ALONG THE FRONT WED NIGHT
JUST E OF THE AREA, THEN MOVE WELL NE OF THE REGION THU AS
ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDS SE OVER THE S WATERS THU INTO FRI. A SERIES
OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR SECONDARY COLD FRONTS WILL CROSS THE
AREA THU NIGHT AND FRI. A THIRD RIDGE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT, BEFORE DEVELOPING
LOW PRESSURE MOVES NE OVER THE AREA SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
ANZ820-271415-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1012 PM EST MON JAN 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-271415-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1012 PM EST MON JAN 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO
19 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-271415-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1012 PM EST MON JAN 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO
19 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ905-271415-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1012 PM EST MON JAN 26 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS
13 TO 18 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-271415-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1012 PM EST MON JAN 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ825-271415-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1012 PM EST MON JAN 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ828-271415-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1012 PM EST MON JAN 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
ANZ925-271415-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1012 PM EST MON JAN 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO
18 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
ANZ830-271415-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1012 PM EST MON JAN 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ833-271415-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1012 PM EST MON JAN 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ930-271415-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1012 PM EST MON JAN 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
WED
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ835-271415-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1012 PM EST MON JAN 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
ANZ935-271415-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1012 PM EST MON JAN 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
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