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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1035 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 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.
ANZ899-150245-
1035 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E OVER
THE AREA TONIGHT INTO SAT. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE S WATERS
LATER SAT AND SAT NIGHT, THEN LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT SUN INTO
MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E OVER THE N PORTION SAT INTO SUN,
THEN SHIFT E OF THE REGION SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH FROM THE W MON, THEN MOVE E THROUGH THE AREA MON
NIGHT AND TUE. THE FRONT WILL PASS E OF THE WATERS TUE NIGHT AS A
SECONDARY COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE N PORTION. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W TUE NIGHT AND WED, THEN SHIFT E OF THE
REGION WED NIGHT.
ANZ820-150245-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1035 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING
TO 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-150245-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1035 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-150245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1035 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-150245-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1035 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ910-150245-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1035 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ825-150245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1035 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-150245-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1035 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-150245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1035 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-150245-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1035 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-150245-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1035 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-150245-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1035 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-150245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1035 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-150245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1035 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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