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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1031 AM EDT TUE APR 21 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.
ANZ899-220400-
1031 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE
OVER THE WATERS TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E INTO THE
REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT, THEN MOVE S ACROSS THE S WATERS WED
AND WED NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING S OF THE REGION THU AND THU NIGHT
WHILE MAINTAINING A RIDGE ACROSS THE FAR S WATERS THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL EXTEND E OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST WED
AND WED NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS E ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THE
LOW WILL PULL A COLD FRONT OVER THE REGION WED THROUGH THU NIGHT.
A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S OVER THE AREA THU NIGHT AND
FRI, BEFORE THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS FRI NIGHT
THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS E ALONG THE BOUNDARY. A
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD SE OVER THE N PORTION FRI NIGHT
INTO SAT NIGHT.
ANZ820-220400-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1031 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ915-220400-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1031 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ920-220400-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1031 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ905-220400-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1031 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ910-220400-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1031 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ825-220400-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1031 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-220400-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1031 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-220400-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1031 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-220400-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1031 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-220400-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1031 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ930-220400-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1031 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ835-220400-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1031 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ935-220400-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1031 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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