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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
356 PM EST FRI MAR 6 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.
ANZ899-070800-
356 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST JUST
E OF THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS TONIGHT INTO SUN, THEN SHIFT E SUN
NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING A RIDGE W ACROSS THE S WATERS THROUGH WED
NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK E ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT OVER
THE N WATERS THIS EVENING, THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT
AND SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW SAT NIGHT, THEN
MOVE OFFSHORE SUN. THE FRONT WILL SLOW AND STALL OVER THE CENTRAL
WATERS SUN NIGHT INTO TUE, THEN LIFT BACK TO THE N TUE NIGHT. A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW WED AND WED NIGHT.
ANZ820-070800-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
356 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ915-070800-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
356 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ920-070800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
356 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO
15 KT EARLY, THEN, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-070800-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
356 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG
EARLY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-070800-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
356 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-070800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
356 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E EARLY, THEN,
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ828-070800-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
356 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E EARLY, THEN,
DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG EARLY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF TSTMS AND AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ925-070800-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
356 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-070800-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
356 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ833-070800-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
356 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ930-070800-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
356 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-070800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
356 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-070800-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
356 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
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