998
FZNT22 KWBC 260839
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
439 AM EDT MON OCT 26 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.
ANZ899-262030-
439 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E OF
THE AREA TODAY, WHILE A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH PERSISTS ALONG THE
SE COAST. A STATIONARY FRONT WILL PERSIST TO THE S AND SE OF THE
WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE
CENTERS DEVELOP ALONG THE BOUNDARY. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE S OVER THE WATERS LATE MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS
ANOTHER HIGH BUILDS N OF THE REGION. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OVER THE
AREA WED AND WED NIGHT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE WATERS THU AND THU
NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING A RIDGE ACROSS THE REGION INTO FRI NIGHT.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION FRI
NIGHT.
ANZ820-262030-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
439 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ915-262030-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
439 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-262030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-262030-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
439 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW, THEN,
BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ910-262030-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ825-262030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
439 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NW.
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 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-262030-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
439 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-262030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
439 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-262030-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
439 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-262030-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
439 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-262030-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-262030-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
439 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
WED
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ935-262030-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
WED
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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