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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
434 PM EDT THU AUG 13 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.
ANZ899-140800-
434 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT
EXTENDING E OFF THE DELMARVA COAST WILL DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT,
WHILE A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH PERSISTS JUST INLAND ALONG THE SE
COAST TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. A FORMING COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
N PORTIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO FRI, BRIEFLY STALLS OFF THE
VIRGINIA CAPES FRI NIGHT INTO SAT, THEN CONTINUES MOVING S LATER
SAT AND SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE S PORTIONS SUN INTO
MON, DISSIPATING BY MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SE BEHIND
THE FRONT LATER SAT AND SAT NIGHT, THEN SHIFTS E SUN. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT REACHES THE COAST LATER SUN AND SUN NIGHT, MOVES
OFFSHORE MON AND MON NIGHT, THEN STALLS ACROSS THE AREA TUE AND
TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-140800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
434 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-140800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
434 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-140800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
434 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ905-140800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
434 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-140800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
434 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-140800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
434 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-140800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
434 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-140800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
434 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-140800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
434 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-140800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
434 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-140800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
434 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-140800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
434 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-140800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
434 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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