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FZNT22 KWBC 162052
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
452 PM EDT THU APR 16 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.
ANZ899-170800-
452 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT INTO FRI,
SHIFT JUST S OF THE WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SUN, THEN WEAKEN SUN
NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT WELL N OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT
TONIGHT INTO FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS
LATE TONIGHT AND FRI, STALL FRI NIGHT AND SAT, THEN RETURN N AS
A WARM FRONT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E
ACROSS THE AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT, BEFORE A SECONDARY COLD FRONT
MOVES OVER THE N PORTION MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E INTO THE
REGION MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-170800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
452 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-170800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
452 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AREAS OF FOG. SCATTERED TSTMS. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-170800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
452 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-170800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
452 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
SCATTERED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS, TSTMS AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ910-170800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
452 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-170800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
452 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-170800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
452 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. SCATTERED
TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
ANZ925-170800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
452 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ830-170800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
452 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-170800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
452 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-170800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
452 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
ANZ835-170800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
452 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-170800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
452 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
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