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FZNT22 KWBC 250824
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
424 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 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.
ANZ899-252030-
424 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE
CENTRAL WATERS TODAY THROUGH WED WHILE WEAKENING. THE WEAK FRONT
WILL THEN LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT WED NIGHT INTO FRI. A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS WED
AND WED NIGHT, THEN CONTINUE THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL REACH THE COAST FRI NIGHT THEN MOVE SE ACROSS THE
WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
ANZ820-252030-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
424 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-252030-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
424 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ920-252030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
424 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ905-252030-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
424 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TODAY
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ910-252030-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
424 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TODAY
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ825-252030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
424 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TODAY
W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-252030-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
424 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
NUMEROUS TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-252030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
424 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ830-252030-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
424 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-252030-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
424 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT, THEN,
BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-252030-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
424 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
NUMEROUS TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-252030-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
424 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-252030-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
424 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS
TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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