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FZNT22 KWBC 230247
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1047 PM EDT THU OCT 22 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.
ANZ899-231500-
1047 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE
JOSEPHINE, LOCATED NEAR 40N64W TONIGHT, WILL REMAIN AT HURRICANE-
FORCE STRENGTH THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS IT MOVES NE TOWARDS THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES. MARINERS MUST EXECUTE AVOIDANCE FROM THIS
SYSTEM WHILE MONITORING THE LATEST FORECASTS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD S OVER THE REGION TONIGHT INTO SUN NIGHT, THEN SHIFT E OF
THE AREA MON. A STATIONARY FRONT WILL FORM TO THE S AND SE OF THE
WATERS SAT, THEN PERSIST SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS A SERIES
OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERS DEVELOP ALONG THE BOUNDARY. A WEAKENING
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S OVER THE WATERS TUE AND TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-231500-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1047 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-231500-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1047 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-231500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1047 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-231500-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1047 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
..HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 50 TO 65 KT EARLY, DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 55
KT, THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-231500-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1047 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-231500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1047 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-231500-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1047 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ925-231500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1047 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ830-231500-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1047 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ833-231500-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1047 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 17 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ930-231500-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1047 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ835-231500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1047 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
ANZ935-231500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1047 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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