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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
440 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 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.
ANZ899-070800-
440 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT POSITIONED
JUST S OF THE AREA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE
GRADUALLY DISSIPATING. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL
SLOWLY LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A
SERIES OF SURFACE TROUGHS WILL MOVE SE OVER THE N WATERS WITH
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING E OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE HIGH WILL BUILD N WED, THEN SHIFT NE WED NIGHT. YET ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N WATERS THU, THEN MOVE SLOWLY E
OVER THE AREA THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT FRI, THEN SLOWLY DRIFT E
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT OR LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH WILL CLIP THE FAR N WATERS FRI NIGHT. YET
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST SUN NIGHT.
ANZ820-070800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
440 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-070800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
440 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-070800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
440 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-070800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
440 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ910-070800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
440 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ825-070800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
440 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 FT,
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BECOMING 3 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-070800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
440 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-070800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
440 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-070800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
440 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-070800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
440 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-070800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
440 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-070800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
440 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-070800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
440 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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