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FZNT22 KWBC 180233
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1033 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 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.
ANZ899-190215-
1033 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STRONG COLD FRONT AND AN
ASSOCIATED ORGANIZING LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE SE OVER THE
OUTER WATERS EARLY TONIGHT, THEN PASS E AND SE OF THE WATERS LATE
TONIGHT AND SUN. THE FRONT AND LOW WILL STALL JUST SE AND E OF
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS SUN NIGHT INTO MON WHILE THE LOW
STRENGTHENS NEAR OR JUST TO THE E OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
WATERS. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE SLOWLY N INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS
LATE MON, THEN MEANDER OVER THE AREA MON NIGHT INTO THU. THE LOW
WILL FINALLY MOVE E AND NE AWAY FROM THE WATERS THU NIGHT. ALL
MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS FOR THE POTENTIAL OF
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO AT
LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK, AND BEGIN TO EXECUTE AVOIDANCE
PLANS.
ANZ820-190215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1033 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
THU
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ915-190215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1033 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
13 TO 23 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ANZ920-190215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1033 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
SUN
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
MON
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
WED
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
ANZ905-190215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1033 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
SUN
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN LIKELY, THEN
ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
WED
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ANZ910-190215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1033 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
SUN
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 14 FT.
ANZ825-190215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1033 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO
21 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
WED
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
THU
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ANZ828-190215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1033 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
RAIN.
SUN
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
MON
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.
WED
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
THU
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
ANZ925-190215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1033 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
SUN
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
MON
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
WED
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ANZ830-190215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1033 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. RAIN.
SUN
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
MON
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 TO 24 FT. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 16 TO 21 FT.
WED
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
17 TO 21 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 17 TO 22 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
ANZ833-190215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1033 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
MON
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 18 FT.
WED
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO
18 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ930-190215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1033 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 17 TO 26 FT. RAIN.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
WED
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
13 TO 20 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ835-190215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1033 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT. RAIN
LIKELY.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
WED
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ935-190215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1033 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. RAIN, THEN
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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