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FZNT22 KWBC 220229
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1029 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 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.
ANZ899-230230-
1029 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT MOVING OVER THE N
WATERS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PORTIONS OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT
SUN INTO SUN NIGHT AS A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA APPROACHES
THE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY COAST. THE LOW WILL PASS QUICKLY ACROSS
THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS WHILE PULLING THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
SE ACROSS THE REGION MON INTO MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT LATE MON NIGHT
AND PERSIST INTO TUE NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFF TO THE E OF
THE REGION WED AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W AND
NW. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE N PORTION WED NIGHT, STALL OVER
THE CENTRAL OR N WATERS THU, AND THEN RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT
THU NIGHT. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST THU
NIGHT.
ANZ820-230230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1029 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS, THEN RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-230230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1029 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-230230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1029 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-230230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1029 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-230230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1029 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ825-230230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1029 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-230230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1029 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-230230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1029 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-230230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1029 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-230230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1029 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-230230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1029 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-230230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1029 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-230230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1029 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
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