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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
439 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 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.
ANZ899-012030-
439 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE AND AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS WILL
CLEAR THE WATERS EARLY TODAY. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL CLEAR
THE WATERS BY TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY MOVE E ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONTS LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT, THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA SAT. ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP
OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST TONIGHT, THEN TRACK NE ACROSS THE WATERS
SAT INTO SUN WHILE STRENGTHENING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE
DEEPENING NE OF THE AREA LATER SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS
SUN AND SUN NIGHT, THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT E AND NE THROUGH TUE
NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING A RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA.
ANZ820-012030-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
439 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-012030-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
439 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-012030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-012030-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
439 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ910-012030-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ825-012030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
439 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-012030-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
439 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-012030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
439 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-012030-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
439 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-012030-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
439 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-012030-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING E. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-012030-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
439 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-012030-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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