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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
420 AM EDT THU JUL 30 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.
ANZ899-302045-
420 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA
THIS MORNING WILL STALL OVER THE S WATERS TODAY INTO SAT AS A
SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTERS TRACK NE ALONG THE BOUNDARY
WHILE WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVES E ACROSS THE N WATERS FRI INTO
SAT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT SAT NIGHT INTO SUN
NIGHT WHILE A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS W OVER THE S WATERS.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW MON, THEN STALL JUST
N OF THE AREA MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-302045-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
420 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-302045-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
420 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-302045-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
420 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-302045-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
420 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-302045-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
420 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-302045-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
420 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-302045-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
420 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-302045-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
420 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-302045-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
420 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT, THEN,
BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-302045-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
420 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-302045-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
420 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-302045-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
420 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-302045-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
420 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
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