733
FZNT22 KWBC 032045
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
445 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 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.
ANZ899-040845-
445 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE NE OF THE
WATERS, WILL CONTINUE MOVING NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH MON
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE S PORTION TONIGHT, WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT E OF THE REGION MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT WHILE
MAINTAINING A RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN WED
AND WED NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES FROM THE W. THE
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT AS
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TRACKS N AND NE FROM THE NORTHERN WATERS.
ANOTHER LOW OR SERIES OF LOWS WILL MOVE NE ALONG THE FRONT OVER
THE AREA FRI AND FRI NIGHT.
ANZ820-040845-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
445 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-040845-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
445 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-040845-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
445 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-040845-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
445 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ910-040845-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
445 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ825-040845-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
445 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-040845-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
445 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
ANZ925-040845-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
445 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-040845-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
445 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT,
THEN, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
ANZ833-040845-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
445 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT,
THEN, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
ANZ930-040845-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
445 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-040845-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
445 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-040845-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
445 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page