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FZNT22 KWBC 270903
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
503 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 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.
ANZ899-272000-
503 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS TODAY, THEN S WATERS SAT. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS SUN AND MON BEFORE SLIDE E OF THE
AREA. THE HIGH PERSISTS E OF THE WATERS WHILE MAINTAINING A RIDGE
OVER THE S WATERS INTO TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-272000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
503 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ915-272000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
503 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-272000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
503 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-272000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
503 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-272000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
503 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-272000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
503 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-272000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
503 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-272000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
503 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-272000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
503 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ833-272000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
503 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-272000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
503 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-272000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
503 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-272000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
503 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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