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FZNT22 KWBC 240242
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1042 PM EDT WED SEP 23 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.
ANZ899-250215-
1042 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT
REMAINS IN PLACE ORIENTED SW TO NE ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT. LOW
PRESSURE JUST E OF THE OUTER CENTRAL WATERS WILL DRIFT VERY
SLOWLY N TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE STRENGTHENING, REACHING
GEORGES BANK LATE FRI NIGHT. THE LOW WILL PULL A COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE OUTER SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT AND EARLY THU. STRONG
COUNTERFLOW TO THE GULF STREAM WILL CREATE LARGE, VERY STEEP, AND
POSSIBLY BREAKING WAVES RESULTING IN A PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS
SEA STATE. THE LOW WILL MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA EARLY SAT, REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT, AND THEN FINALLY BEGIN TO
MOVE E MON AND MON NIGHT WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SE ACROSS THE
S WATERS. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE MONITORING FORECASTS AS THE
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY CROSSES THE REGION, AND
CONSIDER AVOIDANCE PLANS AS NEEDED. THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION
EVENT, AND HIGHLY IMPACTFUL TO THE MARINER.
ANZ820-250215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1042 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. RAIN
LIKELY.
FRI
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN LIKELY, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-250215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1042 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-250215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
15 TO 28 FT. RAIN.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
FRI
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. RAIN LIKELY, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-250215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1042 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. RAIN.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. RAIN.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-250215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING 40 TO 45 KT. SEAS
15 TO 26 FT. RAIN.
THU
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. RAIN.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. RAIN.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-250215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
17 TO 22 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. NUMEROUS TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-250215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
15 TO 20 FT. RAIN LIKELY, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-250215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1042 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 27 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. RAIN LIKELY,
THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ830-250215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
18 TO 22 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
NUMEROUS TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-250215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1042 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-250215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
11 TO 21 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 22 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-250215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1042 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-250215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1042 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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