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FZNT22 KWBC 210228
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1028 PM EDT MON JUL 20 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.
ANZ899-220230-
1028 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH WED, THEN
WEAKEN WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT WHILE DRIFTING S. A STATIONARY
FRONT WILL OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT
LATER TONIGHT AND TUE, THEN PASS N OF THE WATERS TUE NIGHT. A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W AND NW WED AND WED NIGHT,
THEN SLOWLY MOVE SE OVER THE WATERS THU. THE FRONT WILL STALL
ACROSS THE AREA THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS A SERIES OF WEAK
LOW PRESSURE CENTERS TRACK NE ALONG THE BOUNDARY.
ANZ820-220230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1028 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN LIKELY,
THEN ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS,
THEN RAIN LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-220230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1028 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS, THEN RAIN LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-220230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS,
THEN RAIN LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-220230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1028 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN LIKELY, THEN ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ910-220230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ825-220230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS,
THEN RAIN LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-220230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS,
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-220230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-220230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-220230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1028 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-220230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-220230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1028 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-220230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1028 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S 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
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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