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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
505 PM EDT THU APR 30 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.
ANZ899-010800-
505 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EXTENDING
NW FROM A LOW PRESSURE CENTER E OF THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL DRIFT
NE TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL TRACK
NE THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL
CLEAR E AND S OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A SECONDARY
COLD FRONT OR LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE WATERS FRI.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY MOVE E ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
WATERS FRI AND FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP OFF THE
SOUTHEAST COAST FRI NIGHT, THEN TRACK NE ACROSS THE WATERS SAT
THROUGH SUN WHILE STRENGTHENING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE DEEPENING
NE OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OFFSHORE INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS SUN AND SUN
NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-010800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
505 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W, THEN, BECOMING
NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-010800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
505 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-010800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
505 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ905-010800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
505 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ910-010800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
505 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW, THEN,
BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ825-010800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
505 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W, THEN, BECOMING N
TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-010800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
505 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ925-010800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
505 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-010800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
505 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-010800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
505 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-010800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
505 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-010800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
505 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-010800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
505 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. TSTMS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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