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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1025 PM EDT MON OCT 12 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.
ANZ899-140230-
1025 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A COMPLEX AREA OF STRENGTHENING
LOW PRESSURES ACROSS THE OUTER MID-ATLANTIC WATERS PUSHES OFF TO
THE E TONIGHT, PULLING TRAILING COLD FRONTS E OF THE AREA.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR N PORTIONS LATE TONIGHT,
STALLS SE OFF LONG ISLAND TUE, THEN RETURNS N AS A WARM FRONT TUE
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA LATE TUE NIGHT AND
WED, SHIFTS TO THE S PORTIONS WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT, THEN
MOVES E AND DISSIPATES FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE N
PORTIONS WED NIGHT AND THU, BRIEFLY STALLS OFF THE OUTER BANKS
THU NIGHT, THEN LIFTS BACK TO THE N AS A WARM FRONT EARLY FRI. A
STRONG COLD FRONT NEARS THE COAST LATER FRI, PUSHING E ACROSS THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC FRI NIGHT AND SAT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS E ACROSS
THE WATERS BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT LATER SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE FRI
INTO THE WEEKEND, IN PARTICULAR ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL AREAS.
ANZ820-140230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1025 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ915-140230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1025 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ920-140230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1025 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ905-140230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1025 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
WINDS BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
ANZ910-140230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1025 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
ANZ825-140230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1025 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS INCREASING TO 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
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING
NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ828-140230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1025 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ925-140230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1025 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A TSTM.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ830-140230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1025 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ANZ833-140230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1025 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT.
ANZ930-140230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1025 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A TSTM.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ANZ835-140230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1025 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
DEVELOPING WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A TSTM.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ANZ935-140230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1025 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A TSTM.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
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