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FZNT22 KWBC 250245
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1045 PM EDT THU SEP 24 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.
ANZ899-260215-
1045 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
BROAD LOW PRESSURE NEAR AND JUST
E OF THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL DRIFT N AND NE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI
NIGHT AND EARLY SAT WHILE STRENGTHENING, FINALLY PASSING JUST N
OF THE WATERS BY LATER SAT. THE LOW WILL THEN MEANDER NEAR OR
JUST N OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT INTO SUN NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING
BEFORE FINALLY MOVING OFF TO THE E AND NE MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
STRONG COUNTERFLOW TO THE GULF STREAM WILL CREATE LARGE, VERY
STEEP, AND POSSIBLY BREAKING WAVES RESULTING IN A PARTICULARLY
HAZARDOUS SEA STATE. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE
SUN NIGHT, STALL ACROSS THE AREA MON INTO MON NIGHT, THEN
DISSIPATE TUE INTO TUE NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE AREA N OF THE FRONT LATER TUE AND TUE NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD
CONTINUE MONITORING FORECASTS AS THE STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM SLOWLY CROSSES THE REGION INTO THE WEEKEND, AND CONSIDER
AVOIDANCE PLANS AS NEEDED. THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT,
AND HIGHLY IMPACTFUL TO THE MARINER.
ANZ820-260215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1045 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
FRI
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO
24 FT. RAIN LIKELY, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO
45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-260215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1045 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
14 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT, BECOMING NE 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. RAIN, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-260215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1045 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT. RAIN
LIKELY, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 26 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO
21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-260215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1045 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-260215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1045 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-260215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1045 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
14 TO 22 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-260215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1045 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 24 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT. RAIN LIKELY, THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 25 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-260215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1045 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 25 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT. RAIN LIKELY, THEN
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 26 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-260215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1045 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 25 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 25 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND NUMEROUS TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 24 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-260215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1045 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 21 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-260215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1045 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 25 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 25 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 24 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-260215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1045 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-260215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1045 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 19 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
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