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FZNT22 KWBC 170841
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
341 AM EST SAT JAN 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.
ANZ899-172000-
341 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP AND
SLOWLY LIFT N OVER THE N WATERS TODAY, AND PASS N OF THE REGION
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W AND NW LATE
TODAY, AND THEN MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS EARLY SUN, AND TRACK NE
OVER THE WATERS DURING SUN INTO SUN NIGHT WHILE INTENSIFYING.
THE LOW WILL MOVE NE OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD IN OVER THE WATERS MON,
FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING RAPIDLY THROUGH THE WATERS
MON NIGHT INTO EARLY TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD E
TOWARD THE COAST TUE, BEGIN TO BUILD OFF THE COAST TUE NIGHT,
MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS WED, AND THEN PASS E OF THE AREA WED
NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW LATE WED NIGHT.
THE NAVTEX TRANSMITTER IN CHARLESTON IS NOT OPERATIONAL AT THIS
TIME. TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE, AND PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED.
ANZ820-172000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
341 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. RAIN OR SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-172000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
341 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN EARLY, THEN RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ920-172000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-172000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
341 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW EARLY,
THEN, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-172000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-172000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. RAIN, SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-172000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-172000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-172000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS EARLY, THEN RAIN LIKELY.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-172000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
341 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS EARLY, THEN RAIN LIKELY.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN ENDING.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-172000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-172000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
341 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-172000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
341 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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