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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
500 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 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.
ANZ899-232100-
500 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NE OFF THE
MID-ATLANTIC COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT, WHILE PULLING A WARM FRONT
THROUGH THE N WATERS. ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SLOWLY
APPROACHES THE COAST TODAY, MOVES OFFSHORE TONIGHT, THEN PUSHES
E ACROSS THE WATERS MON. THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE CENTRAL
PORTIONS LATE MON THROUGH WED NIGHT, EXTENDING E TO NE FROM NEAR
CAPE HATTERAS. THE FRONT THEN LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT THU AND THU
NIGHT, WHILE A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS THE CENTRAL
AND S PORTIONS.
ANZ820-232100-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
500 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-232100-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
500 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. TSTMS AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-232100-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
500 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. TSTMS AND
NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ905-232100-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
500 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
WED
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ910-232100-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
500 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ825-232100-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
500 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-232100-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
500 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-232100-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
500 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. TSTMS AND
NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-232100-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
500 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. TSTMS AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-232100-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
500 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. TSTMS AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-232100-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
500 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. TSTMS AND
NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-232100-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
500 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-232100-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
500 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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