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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
411 AM EST SAT FEB 14 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.
ANZ899-142000-
411 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE WATERS TODAY, THEN SHIFT E OF THE REGION TONIGHT INTO SUN. A
WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE SE COAST SAT NIGHT, THEN LIFT N
OVER THE WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT AS INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE
MOVES OFF THE SE OR MID-ATLANTIC COAST. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE
THROUGH THE CENTRAL WATERS LATE SUN NIGHT THORUGH MON NIGHT
WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT OVER THE AREA, THEN PASS E OF THE
REGION TUE AND TUE NIGHT WHILE CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN. ANOTHER
HIGH WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE S PORTION TUE AND TUE NIGHT, THEN
SHIFT E OF THE REGION WED AND WED NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE
OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST WED NIGHT, THEN MOVE E ALONG A
STATIONARY BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH WED
NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND
QUICKLY INTENSIFY SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE AS IT MOVES OFFSHORE AND
ACROSS THE WATERS. MARINERS SHOULD START PLANNING AVOIDANCE AND
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS.
ANZ820-142000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
411 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN
LIKELY.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-142000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
411 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
MON
E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NE 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 21 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-142000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO 25 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 45 TO 60 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 27 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ905-142000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
411 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W EARLY, THEN,
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING N 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS
13 TO 27 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ910-142000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2026
..HURRICANE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 55 TO 65 KT, DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 16 TO 31 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO
25 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ825-142000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT EARLY, BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ828-142000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS, BECOMING 3 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
MON
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ925-142000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT, BUILDING TO
15 TO 25 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ830-142000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN LIKELY
EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ833-142000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
411 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ930-142000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO
12 TO 20 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ835-142000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
411 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ935-142000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
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