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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1106 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 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.
ANZ899-180230-
1106 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING E
AND SE OVER THE WATERS FROM NEAR CAPE FEAR WILL RETURN N AS A
WEAK WARM FRONT TONIGHT INTO MON. MEANWHILE, HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS
THE WATERS N OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE
MOVES TO NEAR LONG ISLAND LATE TONIGHT, THEN TRACKS SLOWLY E
ACROSS WATERS JUST N OF THE AREA WHILE STRENGTHENING MON INTO
TUE, BEFORE CLEARING NE OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT INTO WED WHILE
WEAKENING. THE LOW PULLS A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE N PORTIONS MON
AND MON NIGHT, WITH THE FRONT STALLING OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS
TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING. THE FRONT WILL
SLOWLY RETURN N AS A WEAK WARM FRONT THU, AND MERGE WITH A COLD
FRONT MOVING SE INTO THE N WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE
CENTRAL WATERS THU NIGHT, AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER
THE CENTRAL PORTIONS FRI INTO FRI NIGHT AS WEAK LOW PRESSURE
BEGINS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT.
ANZ820-180230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1106 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-180230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1106 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-180230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1106 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-180230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1106 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ910-180230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1106 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ825-180230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1106 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-180230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1106 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-180230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1106 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. 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
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ830-180230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1106 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-180230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1106 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-180230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1106 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-180230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1106 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-180230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1106 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
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