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FZNT22 KWBC 241459
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 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.
ANZ899-250215-
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE NE
WATERS WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT OVER
THE S WATERS WILL STALL JUST S OF THE AREA TODAY INTO WED, THEN
DISSIPATE BY WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OFFSHORE LATER
TODAY INTO WED, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. THE
DEPARTING HIGH WILL MAINTAIN A WEAK RIDGE SW ACROSS THE S
PORTIONS THU INTO FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE
NW THU NIGHT, THEN PUSH SE ACROSS THE WATERS FRI INTO SAT.
ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE WATERS SAT AND SAT
NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT.
ANZ820-250215-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-250215-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ920-250215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ905-250215-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-250215-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ825-250215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-250215-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ925-250215-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ830-250215-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ833-250215-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ930-250215-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ835-250215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT,
BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
ANZ935-250215-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO
13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
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