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FZNT22 KWBC 172029
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
429 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 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.
ANZ899-180830-
429 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING
FARTHER E INTO THE N ATLANTIC THIS EVENING, A SECONDARY COLD FRONT
OR SURFACE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE THEN GRADUALLY BUILDS E TONIGHT AND WED, CONTINUING
THROUGH THU. WHILE HIGH PRESSURE LINGERS OVER THE CENTRAL AND S
WATERS, A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE N WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI. A
WARM FRONT THEN DEVELOPS OFFSHORE OF THE MID-ATLANTIC FRI NIGHT,
MOVING N INTO THE N WATERS SAT, AND MOVING N OF THE AREA BY SAT
NIGHT. BY SAT NIGHT, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE S AND E OF THE AREA,
WITH A SURFACE TROUGH LOCATED ALONG OR NEAR THE COAST. A COLD
FRONT MOVES E ACROSS THE AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT.
ANZ820-180830-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
429 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING
TO 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-180830-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
429 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ920-180830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
429 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ905-180830-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
429 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
ANZ910-180830-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
429 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN EARLY.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ825-180830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
429 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT,
THEN, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-180830-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
429 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT,
THEN, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-180830-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
429 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-180830-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
429 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ833-180830-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
429 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ930-180830-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
429 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ835-180830-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
429 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ935-180830-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
429 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT,
THEN, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
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