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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1041 AM EDT THU OCT 1 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.
ANZ899-020215-
1041 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE
CENTRAL AND S WATERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY, THEN
DRIFT E OF THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING
A RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE N
PORTION LATER FRI NIGHT INTO SAT, THEN STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AS LOW PRESSURE FORMS
ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THE STRENGTHENING LOW WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA
SUN NIGHT WHILE LIFTING THE FRONT N OF THE WATERS. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA MON AND MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-020215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1041 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-020215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1041 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ920-020215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-020215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1041 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-020215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-020215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-020215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ925-020215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1041 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS AND
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ830-020215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE
OF TSTMS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ833-020215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1041 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ930-020215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ835-020215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1041 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-020215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1041 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
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