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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
503 AM EDT MON MAR 23 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.
ANZ899-232115-
503 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
MID-ATLNATIC COAST WILL PASS E AND NE OVER THE N WATERS TODAY,
WHILE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ALONG WITH IT THROUGH THIS EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT, PERSISTING THROUGH
TUE NIGHT. THE HIGH MOVES E WED INTO WED NIGHT, LEAVING A
WEAKENING RIDGE W AND SW OVER THE S WATERS THU INTO EARLY FRI. A
STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW THU NIGHT, TRACKING SE
ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS FRI BEFORE REACHING THE S WATERS
FRI NIGHT.
ANZ820-232115-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
503 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-232115-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
503 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-232115-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
503 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ905-232115-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
503 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ANZ910-232115-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
503 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
ANZ825-232115-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
503 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-232115-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
503 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ925-232115-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
503 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ830-232115-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
503 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
ANZ833-232115-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
503 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ930-232115-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
503 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ835-232115-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
503 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ935-232115-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
503 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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