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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
423 AM EDT SUN MAY 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.
ANZ899-032000-
423 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WELL
OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TRACK NE ACROSS
THE NE PORTION OF THE WATERS EARLY TODAY, THEN CONTINUE DEEPENING
NE OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
E ACROSS THE S PORTION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT, THEN
GRADUALLY SHIFT E OF THE REGION MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT WHILE
MAINTAINING A RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN WED
AND WED NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES FROM THE W. THE
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT AS
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TRACKS N AND NE FROM THE NORTHERN WATERS.
ANZ820-032000-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
423 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ915-032000-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
423 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ920-032000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
423 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ905-032000-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
423 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 35 TO 50
KT, THEN, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9
TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN LATE WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7
TO 13 FT.
ANZ910-032000-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
423 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 35 TO 50 KT,
THEN, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO
10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ825-032000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
423 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-032000-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
423 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ925-032000-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
423 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ830-032000-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
423 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ833-032000-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
423 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ930-032000-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
423 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ835-032000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
423 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 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 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ935-032000-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
423 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
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