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FZNT22 KWBC 210904
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
404 AM EST WED JAN 21 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.
ANZ899-212000-
404 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E OVER
THE REGION TODAY, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE COAST NEAR THE OUTER
BANKS TODAY, THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA BY LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT MOVING E ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL
WATERS THU INTO THU NIGHT. THAT FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE
CENTRAL WATERS FRI, THEN BECOME ABSORBED BY A STRONGER COLD
FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE WATERS LATE FRI AND FRI NIGHT. THAT
STRONGER FRONT WILL STALL JUST S OF THE AREA SAT AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT
BACK N INTO THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR THE OUTER BANKS
ON SUN, THEN LIFT NE TO NEAR THE MID- ATLANTIC COAST SUN NIGHT.
MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE LATEST OPC FORECASTS FOR THIS
POTENTIAL DEVELOPING SYSTEM.
ANZ820-212000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
404 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE MORNING.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ915-212000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
404 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT.
ANZ920-212000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
404 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING
TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
ANZ905-212000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
404 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ910-212000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
404 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ825-212000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
404 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO
15 KT EARLY, THEN, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ828-212000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
404 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ925-212000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
404 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN
10 KT EARLY, THEN, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
ANZ830-212000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
404 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ANZ833-212000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
404 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ930-212000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
404 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ANZ835-212000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
404 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ935-212000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
404 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
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