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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 PM EDT MON AUG 17 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.
ANZ899-190230-
1030 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WARM FRONT EXTENDING S AND SE
FROM LOW PRESSURE LOCATED SE OF LONG ISLAND WILL LIFT NE OVER
THE OUTER WATERS THIS EVENING. THE LOW WILL TRACK SLOWLY E
ACROSS WATERS JUST N OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO TUE, THEN CLEAR
NE OF THE AREA BY TUE NIGHT. THE LOW WILL PULL A COLD FRONT
ACROSS THE N PORTIONS TONIGHT, WITH THE FRONT STALLING OVER THE
CENTRAL WATERS TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING. THE
FRONT WILL SLOWLY RETURN N AS A WEAK WARM FRONT THU, THEN
DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW BY
EARLY FRI AS LOW PRESSURE FORMS ALONG THE FRONT JUST N OF THE
AREA. THE LOW WILL TRACK NE AND PASS N AND THEN NE OF THE WATERS
FRI INTO FRI NIGHT AS A TRAILING COLD FRONT PUSHES S OVER THE N
WATERS. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS SAT, THEN
RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT SAT NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE PASSES N AND
NE OF THE REGION.
ANZ820-190230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1030 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
ANZ915-190230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1030 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
WED
S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-190230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1030 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ905-190230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1030 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ910-190230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1030 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ825-190230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1030 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-190230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1030 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU
SW 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.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-190230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1030 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-190230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1030 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-190230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1030 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-190230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1030 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-190230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1030 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-190230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1030 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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