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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
445 AM EDT THU MAY 21 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.
ANZ899-211945-
445 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE N PORTIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT, THEN STALL OFF THE MID-
ATLANTIC COAST E OF THE VIRGINIA CAPES FRI INTO SAT. LOW PRESSURE
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT ALONG THE DELMARVA COAST BY SAT.
THE LOW WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE AREA LATER SAT INTO SUN, LIFTING
THE FRONT N THROUGH THE WATERS AS A WARM FRONT. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS SUN NIGHT, THEN AGAIN STALL OVER
THE CENTRAL WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-211945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
445 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE, THEN,
BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-211945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
445 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-211945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
445 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-211945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
445 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. AREAS OF FOG EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-211945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
445 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-211945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
445 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT, THEN,
BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-211945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
445 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-211945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
445 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-211945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
445 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-211945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
445 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-211945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
445 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-211945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
445 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-211945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
445 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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