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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 PM EST THU FEB 5 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.
ANZ899-061500-
930 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
CONSOLIDATES AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES E ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT
INTO FRI, CLEARING WELL E AND NE OF THE AREA BY FRI NIGHT. A
COLD FRONT THEN MOVES QUICKLY E ACROSS THE S AND CENTRAL PORTIONS
FRI AND FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM
THE NW LATE FRI NIGHT, THEN PUSHES OFFSHORE EARLY SAT. ANOTHER
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THIS FRONT SAT ACROSS THE OUTER MID-
ATLANTIC WATERS, THEN RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES AND BROADENS JUST E OF
THE AREA LATER SAT INTO SUN. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS
MOVE S AND SE ACROSS THE AREA SUN INTO TUE. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
BUILDS TO THE COAST TUE, THEN MOVES OFFSHORE TUE NIGHT. MARINERS
SHOULD CONTINUE MONITORING THE MOST UP TO DATE FORECASTS,
CONSIDERING AVOIDANCE PLANS AS NEEDED.
ANZ820-061500-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
930 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..STORM WARNING
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY. MODERATE TO HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY AND PATCHY FOG.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ915-061500-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
930 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
12 TO 21 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-061500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
930 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO
18 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 14 TO 27 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
15 TO 25 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-061500-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
930 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO
20 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-061500-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
930 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-061500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
930 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..STORM WARNING
..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. PATCHY FOG.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT. MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
ANZ828-061500-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
930 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 19 FT. LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-061500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
930 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 23 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 27 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
15 TO 25 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-061500-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
930 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-061500-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
930 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-061500-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
930 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO 22 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 27 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
15 TO 25 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ835-061500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
930 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-061500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
930 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
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