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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1034 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 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.
ANZ899-030245-
1034 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY MOVE E
ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS TONIGHT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE
AREA SAT. DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE SE COAST WILL TRACK
NE ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO SUN, THEN CONTINUE DEEPENING NE
OF THE AREA LATER SUN INTO MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E
ACROSS THE S PORTION SUN AND SUN NIGHT, THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT E OF
THE REGION MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING A RIDGE
ACROSS THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN WED AND WED NIGHT AS A
COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES FROM THE W.
ANZ820-030245-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1034 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-030245-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1034 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-030245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1034 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-030245-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1034 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-030245-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1034 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-030245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1034 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-030245-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1034 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-030245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1034 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-030245-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1034 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-030245-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1034 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-030245-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1034 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-030245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1034 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-030245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1034 PM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
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