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FZNT22 KWBC 032039
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
439 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 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.
ANZ899-040815-
439 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
CENTERED JUST E OF THE SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SUN WHILE
MAINTAINING A RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA. A STALLED FRONT WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT INTO SUN. WEAK LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT LATE SUN, THEN MOVE N OF
THE AREA SUN NIGHT WHILE LIFTING THE FRONT N TO NEAR GEORGES
BANK. ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA
MON AND MON NIGHT, THEN STALL ACROSS THE FAR S WATERS TUE AND TUE
NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT JUST S OF THE
AREA TUE NIGHT, THEN SLOWLY LIFT NE ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH THE
S WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT. MEANWHILE, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E
ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THU AND THU
NIGHT AS THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS.
ANZ820-040815-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
439 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. RAIN.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,
BECOMING 3 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-040815-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
439 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN RAIN.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-040815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-040815-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
439 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ910-040815-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ825-040815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-040815-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE, THEN, BECOMING
VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-040815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
ANZ830-040815-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-040815-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
439 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-040815-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ835-040815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
439 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE
TONIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE, THEN, BECOMING
S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-040815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
439 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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