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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1052 PM EDT THU JUL 2 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.
ANZ899-040230-
1052 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A BROAD SURFACE TROUGH WILL
REMAIN OVER THE N WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH FRI, WITH A NARROW HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE MAINLY OFF OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST AND WEAK
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE FAR S WATERS. BY FRI NIGHT, THE LOW WILL
WEAKEN, HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS E, AND THE TROUGH SHOULD EXTEND
FARTHER S UNTIL THE HIGH BUILDS BACK W OVER THE S WATERS SAT. A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N WATERS SAT NIGHT, MOVE INTO THE N
WATERS SUN, THEN STALL OFF OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA SUN NIGHT
THROUGH MON NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE E ALONG THE STALLED
FRONT MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-040230-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1052 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-040230-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1052 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-040230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT AND SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT AND SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-040230-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1052 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-040230-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-040230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO NE
5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-040230-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ925-040230-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-040230-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ833-040230-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1052 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ930-040230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ835-040230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1052 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-040230-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1052 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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