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FZNT22 KWBC 160236
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1036 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 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.
ANZ899-170230-
1036 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS WILL CLEAR
THE OUTER WATERS EARLY TONIGHT. OTHERWISE, HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD E OVER THE WATERS INTO SAT. THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT E
OF THE N PORTION SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE NW. THE WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE FAR N
WATERS SUN NIGHT, THEN STALL AND RETURN N AS A WEAK WARM FRONT BY
LATE MON OR MON NIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PERSIST FROM
THE S AND CENTRAL WATERS EASTWARD SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT
WHILE BRIEFLY EXPANDING INTO THE N WATERS TUE. THE NEXT COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR NW WATERS FROM THE W AND NW BY LATE
WED NIGHT.
ANZ820-170230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1036 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-170230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1036 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-170230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-170230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1036 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-170230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-170230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-170230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 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 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-170230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1036 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-170230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-170230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1036 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-170230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-170230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1036 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-170230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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