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FZNT22 KWBC 200249
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1049 PM EDT WED AUG 19 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.
ANZ899-210230-
1049 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO THU NIGHT AS WEAK LOW PRESSURE
TRACKS NE WHILE LIFTING THE BOUNDARY N AS A WARM FRONT. A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE WELL S OF THE REGION WILL SLOWLY MOVE N TONIGHT
THROUGH SUN NIGHT, THEN MOVE OVER THE S WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE INTO THE NW WATERS THU
NIGHT INTO FRI, THEN LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. A
LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE MID-ATLC COAST FRI NIGHT, THEN TRACK NE
OF THE AREA SAT INTO SUN NIGHT WHILE PULLING A WEAK COLD FRONT
OVER THE N WATERS SUN INTO MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-210230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1049 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-210230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1049 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-210230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1049 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-210230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1049 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ910-210230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1049 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ825-210230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1049 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-210230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1049 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-210230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1049 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ830-210230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1049 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-210230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1049 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-210230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1049 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-210230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1049 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
AND SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-210230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1049 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS AND SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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