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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
411 AM EST MON FEB 9 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.
ANZ899-091945-
411 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS
WILL MOVE S AND SE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY INTO TUE. A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND TUE, THEN SHIFT
SE TUE NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE N PORTION TUE
NIGHT AND WED WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT OVER THE AREA. THE FRONT
WILL MOVE SLOWLY S OVER THE S PORTION WED NIGHT, THEN PASS S OF
THE WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT. ANOTHER RIDGE WILL BUILD S OVER THE
REGION THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
ANZ820-091945-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
411 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY EARLY.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ915-091945-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
411 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-091945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ905-091945-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
411 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-091945-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
WED
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-091945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ828-091945-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-091945-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-091945-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-091945-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
411 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-091945-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ835-091945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
411 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-091945-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
411 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
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