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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
428 PM EDT MON APR 20 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.
ANZ899-210815-
428 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S ACROSS
THE WATERS TONIGHT AND TUE WHILE WEAKENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD E INTO THE REGION TUE AND TUE NIGHT, THEN MOVE S ACROSS THE
S WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING S OF THE REGION THU
AND THU NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING A RIDGE ACROSS THE FAR S WATERS
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL EXTEND E OFF THE MID-
ATLANTIC COAST WED AND WED NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS E ALONG
THE BOUNDARY. THE LOW WILL PULL A COLD FRONT OVER THE REGION WED
THROUGH THU NIGHT. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S OVER THE
AREA THU NIGHT AND FRI, BEFORE THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE CENTRAL
WATERS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS E ALONG
THE BOUNDARY. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD SE OVER THE N
PORTION FRI NIGHT INTO SAT NIGHT.
ANZ820-210815-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
428 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-210815-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
428 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW, THEN,
BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ920-210815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
428 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-210815-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
428 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-210815-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
428 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-210815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
428 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-210815-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
428 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-210815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
428 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
ANZ830-210815-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
428 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-210815-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
428 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT, THEN, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-210815-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
428 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-210815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
428 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-210815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
428 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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