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FZNT22 KWBC 031426
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
926 AM EST TUE MAR 3 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.
ANZ899-040215-
926 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
OVER THE FAR S WATERS, A
NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT ALONG THE COAST GRADUALLY DIMINISHES
TONIGHT AND WED. ELSEWHERE, STRONG HIGH PRESSURE JUST N OF THE
REGION THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT E OF THE WATERS TODAY. LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY LIFT N
TODAY WHILE LIFTING A WARM FRONT OVER THE AREA, THEN MOVE N OF
THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD JUST E OF THE S AND
CENTRAL WATERS WED, THEN DRIFT S WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE N PORTION WED AND STALL, THEN
CONTINUE WED NIGHT INTO THU NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK E AND
SE ALONG THE FRONT THU NIGHT INTO FRI NIGHT WHILE PULLING THE
FRONT S ACROSS THE AREA. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD E
ACROSS THE N PORTION SAT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE REGION SAT NIGHT AS
A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW.
ANZ820-040215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
926 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. RAIN LIKELY. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG AND CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
ANZ915-040215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
926 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
CHANCE OF A TSTM.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW LESS THAN 5 KT, THEN BECOMING
VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-040215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
926 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN
LIKELY. CHANCE OF A TSTM.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-040215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
926 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-040215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
926 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
CHANCE OF A TSTM.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-040215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
926 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, THEN BECOMING E
TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-040215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
926 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF A TSTM, THEN SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-040215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
926 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-040215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
926 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF A TSTM, THEN SCATTERED
SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-040215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
926 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-040215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
926 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-040215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
926 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-040215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
926 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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