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FZNT22 KWBC 260233
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
933 PM EST WED FEB 25 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.
ANZ899-261630-
933 PM EST WED FEB 25 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N OVER
THE N PORTION THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE
TONIGHT, THEN MOVE SLOWLY S ACROSS THE AREA THU INTO FRI AS A
SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERS TRACK NE ALONG THE BOUNDARY. A
STRONGER LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT OFF THE SE COAST FRI
NIGHT, THEN MOVE NE ACROSS THE WATERS SAT INTO SAT NIGHT WHILE
PULLING THE COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL PASS E
OF THE WATERS SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NW, THEN
N OF THE REGION SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE SE COAST MON AND MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-261630-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
933 PM EST WED FEB 25 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-261630-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
933 PM EST WED FEB 25 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
ANZ920-261630-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
933 PM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS
EARLY, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-261630-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
933 PM EST WED FEB 25 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-261630-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
933 PM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY, THEN RAIN.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-261630-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
933 PM EST WED FEB 25 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-261630-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
933 PM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY,
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-261630-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
933 PM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
ANZ830-261630-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
933 PM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ833-261630-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
933 PM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY, THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ930-261630-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
933 PM EST WED FEB 25 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ835-261630-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
933 PM EST WED FEB 25 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-261630-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
933 PM EST WED FEB 25 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
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