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FZNT22 KWBC 311511
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1111 AM EDT MON AUG 31 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.
ANZ899-010215-
1111 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT WILL DISSIPATE
OVER THE WATERS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH FROM THE N TODAY, BEFORE STALLING ACROSS THE FAR N
WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT AS WEAK LOWS DEVELOP AND TRACK
E ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THE STATIONARY FRONT LIFTS BACK TO THE N AS
A WARM FRONT THU, WITH AN ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVING
OFFSHORE NEW ENGLAND LATER THU AND THU NIGHT. THE LOW CONTINUES E
WHILE PASSING JUST S AND SE OF NOVA SCOTIA FRI AND FRI NIGHT.
THIS LOW PULLS A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE N WATERS LATE THU AND THU
NIGHT, AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTIONS FRI AND FRI NIGHT.
OTHERWISE, HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE S WATERS TONIGHT,
PERSISTS THROUGH THU NIGHT, AND THEN STARTS TO SHIFT MORE E AND
SE FRI AND FRI NIGHT.
ANZ820-010215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1111 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-010215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1111 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-010215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1111 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ905-010215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1111 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-010215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1111 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
TODAY
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-010215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1111 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-010215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1111 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-010215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1111 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-010215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1111 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-010215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1111 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
TODAY
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED
W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-010215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1111 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-010215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1111 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-010215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1111 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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