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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1022 AM EDT FRI APR 3 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.
ANZ899-040245-
1022 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WARM FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN
WATERS WILL LIFT N OF THE WATERS TODAY AND VERY EARLY TONIGHT. A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE N WATERS TONIGHT AND MOVES INTO THE N
WATERS SAT BEFORE BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY FOR SAT NIGHT. THIS
FRONT MOVES N AGAIN AS A WARM FRONT SAT NIGHT AND WILL BE N OF
THE AREA SUN. AS HIGH PRESSURE TO THE S MOVES E, A STRONGER COLD
FRONT APPROACHES THE ENTIRE WATERS SUN, MOVING E OF THE N WATERS
SUN NIGHT, AND PUSHING E OF THE S WATERS MON. A SECONDARY COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE N WATERS MON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS E
OVER MOST OF THE S WATERS. SURFACE TROUGHINESS LINGERS OVER THE N
WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN
THERE TUE NIGHT. TO THE S, LOW PRESSURE MOVES JUST E OF THE AREA
TUE WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN MORE STRONGLY FROM THE N TUE
NIGHT.
ANZ820-040245-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1022 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-040245-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1022 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-040245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1022 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-040245-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1022 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-040245-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1022 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-040245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1022 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-040245-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1022 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT, THEN BECOMING S
TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT, THEN BECOMING N 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ925-040245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1022 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-040245-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1022 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ833-040245-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1022 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED AFTERNOON
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ930-040245-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1022 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ835-040245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1022 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED AFTERNOON
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-040245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1022 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
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