920
FZNT22 KWBC 300837
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
437 AM EDT THU APR 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.
ANZ899-302000-
437 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EXTENDING
NW FROM A LOW PRESSURE CENTER E OF THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL DRIFT
NE TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFFSHORE EARLY TODAY AND TRACK NE THROUGH THE NORTHERN
WATERS INTO TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL CLEAR E AND S OF THE
AREA LATE TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A SECONDARY COLD FRONT OR LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE WATERS FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
QUICKLY MOVE E ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WATERS FRI AND FRI
NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST FRI
NIGHT, THEN TRACK NE ACROSS THE WATERS SAT THROUGH SUN WHILE
STRENGTHENING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE DEEPENING NE OF THE AREA SUN
NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE INTO
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT AND PERSIST
THROUGH MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-302000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
437 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-302000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
437 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN, BECOMING W
TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-302000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-302000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
437 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-302000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ825-302000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW, THEN, BECOMING
W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-302000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-302000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S, THEN, BECOMING NW
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-302000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-302000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
437 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT, THEN,
BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-302000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-302000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
437 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT, THEN, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-302000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
437 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
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