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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
351 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
WEST CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS
BEYOND 20 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.
ANZ899-120745-
351 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SE
ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT. STRONG NW WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
THE CENTRAL, THEN NORTH PORTIONS TONIGHT INTO MON AS LOW PRESSURE
RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES ACROSS THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE AND
NEWFOUNDLAND. OTHERWISE, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TO THE COAST
LATER TONIGHT, MOVE OFFSHORE MON INTO TUE, THEN SHIFT E TUE
NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP OFFSHORE TUE NIGHT, THEN SLOWLY
MOVE E ACROSS THE WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT. ANOTHER STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST BY WED NIGHT, THEN PUSH OFFSHORE
THU AND THU NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE LIKELY DEVELOPS ALONG THIS FRONT
BY WED NIGHT, THEN MOVES OFFSHORE AND INTENSIFIES OFF THE
MID-ATLANTIC COAST AND ACROSS THE WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT,
BEFORE CLEARING WELL NE OF THE AREA FRI. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE
CLOSELY MONITORING FORECASTS FOR THIS POTENTIALLY STRONG
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE
WATERS LATER FRI AND FRI NIGHT.
ANZ820-120745-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
351 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ915-120745-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
351 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO
18 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ920-120745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
351 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 11 TO
19 FT. RAIN.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO
18 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
ANZ905-120745-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
351 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 13 TO
21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY
IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 22 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
ANZ910-120745-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
351 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. RAIN.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
12 TO 21 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
ANZ825-120745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
351 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-120745-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
351 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ925-120745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
351 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. RAIN.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO
14 TO 22 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
ANZ830-120745-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
351 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ833-120745-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
351 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ930-120745-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
351 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. RAIN.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 23 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ANZ835-120745-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
351 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-120745-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
351 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
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