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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
416 PM EST WED FEB 18 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.
ANZ899-190800-
416 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E OF THE
SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE
NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT AND THU, THEN STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL
WATERS LATE THU AND THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS A
WARM FRONT FRI AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT NEAR THE
VIRGINIA CAPES. THE LOW WILL TRACK E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS
FRI NIGHT. ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE
WATERS FRI NIGHT AND SAT BEFORE STALLING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
WATERS SAT NIGHT. MEANWHILE, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
N AND CENTRAL WATERS SAT INTO SAT NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE STALLED FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS SAT
NIGHT, THEN LIFT NE ACROSS THE WATERS SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT
WHILE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER AVOIDANCE
PLANS AND MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR THIS SYSTEM. THE
NAVTEX AT CHESAPEAKE IS REPORTED TO BE INOPERATIVE. TECHNICIANS
ARE AWARE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.
ANZ820-190800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
416 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. RAIN LIKELY. PATCHY
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT.
MON
N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT.
ANZ915-190800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
416 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO
13 TO 20 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS
18 TO 24 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 24 FT.
ANZ920-190800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
416 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 29 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 26 FT.
ANZ905-190800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
416 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
15 TO 24 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 TO 31 FT.
ANZ910-190800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
416 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
17 TO 21 FT, BUILDING TO 21 TO 30 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 TO 33 FT.
ANZ825-190800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
416 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN LIKELY. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
15 TO 25 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ828-190800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
416 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY. RAIN
LIKELY.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN LIKELY
AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ925-190800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
416 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING NW 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS
19 TO 30 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
ANZ830-190800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
416 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 35 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ833-190800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
416 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
ANZ930-190800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
416 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO 19 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
ANZ835-190800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
416 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ935-190800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
416 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
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