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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1036 PM EDT THU OCT 15 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.
ANZ899-170230-
1036 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL
AND S WATERS TONIGHT, WILL SHIFT E OF THE REGION FRI. A STALLED
FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL LIFT BACK TO THE N AS A WARM
FRONT TONIGHT AND FRI. ANOTHER HIGH WILL BUILD SE OVER THE REGION
TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OVER THE AREA FRI NIGHT
INTO SAT NIGHT, THEN PASS SE OF THE WATERS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. THE
FRONT WILL STALL JUST SE AND E OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS
SUN NIGHT INTO MON WHILE LOW PRESSURE FORMS ON THE FRONT JUST E
OF THE SOUTHERN WATERS. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE SLOWLY N INTO THE
CENTRAL WATERS MON, THEN MEANDER OVER THE AREA INTO TUE NIGHT.
MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS FOR THE POTENTIAL OF
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS LATE FRI INTO TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-170230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1036 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ915-170230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1036 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS,
THEN RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ920-170230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ905-170230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1036 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ANZ910-170230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
12 TO 17 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ANZ825-170230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ828-170230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO
15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ925-170230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1036 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN
RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
ANZ830-170230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN
RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
ANZ833-170230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1036 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE
OF TSTMS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN
RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT, SUBSIDING TO
10 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
ANZ930-170230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS,
THEN RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
ANZ835-170230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1036 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE
OF TSTMS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS,
THEN RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NE 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO
22 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO
22 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
ANZ935-170230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1036 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
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