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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1020 AM EDT WED SEP 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.
ANZ899-010315-
1020 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE
CENTRAL WATERS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE, A HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL FORM OVER THE CENTRAL AND
S WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT, THEN DRIFT E OF THE REGION THU
THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING A RIDGE ACROSS THE S PORTION.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE N PORTION LATER FRI NIGHT INTO
SAT, THEN STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WATERS SAT NIGHT
INTO SUN NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS NE ALONG THE BOUNDARY. A
LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL FORM ALONG THE SE COAST SUN AND SUN
NIGHT.
ANZ820-010315-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1020 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ915-010315-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1020 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-010315-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1020 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ905-010315-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1020 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-010315-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1020 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-010315-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1020 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-010315-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1020 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-010315-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1020 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 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.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-010315-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1020 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY
E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-010315-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1020 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-010315-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1020 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-010315-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1020 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-010315-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1020 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
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