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FZNT22 KWBC 160838
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
338 AM EST FRI JAN 16 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.
ANZ899-162000-
338 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE
SE OVER THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS EARLY TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES INTO THE S WATERS. THE HIGH WILL BRIEFLY BUILD N OVER MOST
OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA
TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT DEVELOPS AND SLOWLY LIFTS N OVER THE
CENTRAL AND N WATERS SAT, PASSING N OF THE REGION SAT NIGHT. A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W LATE SAT, AND THEN MOVE NEAR
OR JUST OFF THE COAST SAT NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG
THE FRONT OVER THE S WATERS EARLY SUN, AND TRACK NE SUN INTO
EARLY SUN NIGHT WHILE INTENSIFYING. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE OF THE
AREA BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BRIEFLY
BUILD IN OVER THE WATERS MON, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER COLD FRONT
MOVING THROUGH THE WATERS MON NIGHT INTO TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
GRADUALLY BUILD E TOWARD THE COAST TUE, AND BEGIN TO BUILD OFF
THE COAST TUE NIGHT. THE NAVTEX TRANSMITTER IN CHARLESTON IS NOT
OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME. TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE, AND PARTS HAVE
BEEN ORDERED.
ANZ820-162000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
338 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW EARLY, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-162000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
338 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ920-162000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
338 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 9
TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ905-162000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
338 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO
20 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ910-162000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
338 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO
11 TO 19 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 17 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE AND TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ825-162000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
338 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-162000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
338 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-162000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
338 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-162000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
338 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-162000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
338 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5
TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-162000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
338 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-162000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
338 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
7 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-162000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
338 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
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