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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
424 AM EDT FRI APR 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.
ANZ899-172000-
424 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS TODAY, SHIFT JUST
S OF THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO SUN, THEN WEAKEN SUN NIGHT. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY, STALL TONIGHT AND
SAT, THEN RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT, BEFORE
A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE N PORTION MON. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD E INTO THE REGION MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE
NIGHT.
ANZ820-172000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
424 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT, THEN,
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG EARLY,
THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-172000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
424 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-172000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
424 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-172000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
424 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS, TSTMS AND FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-172000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
424 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-172000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
424 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG EARLY, THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-172000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
424 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. SCATTERED
TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
ANZ925-172000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
424 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-172000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
424 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 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 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-172000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
424 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
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, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-172000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
424 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
ANZ835-172000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
424 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-172000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
424 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
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