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FZNT22 KWBC 130830
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
330 AM EST FRI FEB 13 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.
ANZ899-131945-
330 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE WATERS TODAY INTO SAT. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE OFF TO THE E AND
SE OF THE WATERS SAT NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT DEVELOPS NEAR THE SE
COAST. THE WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N OVER THE WATERS SUN AND SUN
NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE SOUTH OR NORTH CAROLINA
COAST. THE LOW WILL MOVE E OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS LATE SUN
NIGHT INTO MON NIGHT, WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
AREA. THE LOW WILL CLEAR E OF THE AREA TUE AND TUE NIGHT.
MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE WILL FILL ACROSS THE WATERS BEHIND THE
FRONT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. THE CHESAPEAKE NAVTEX IS CURRENTLY
DOWN. TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE
TROUBLESHOOTING.
ANZ820-131945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
330 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY EARLY.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 FT EARLY, BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-131945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
330 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-131945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
330 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-131945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
330 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-131945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
330 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-131945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
330 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 FT EARLY,
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS, BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-131945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
330 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 FT EARLY,
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-131945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
330 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-131945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
330 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-131945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
330 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY, BECOMING
2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS, BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-131945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
330 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
ANZ835-131945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
330 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-131945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
330 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
.FORECASTER JOSEPH. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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