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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
510 PM EDT WED AUG 12 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.
ANZ899-130815-
510 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT PERSISTS
ACROSS THE N PORTIONS TONIGHT, THEN DISSIPATES THU. A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDS W ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND S AREAS TONIGHT
INTO THU, PERSISTS THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT, THEN WEAKENS AND
DISSIPATES SUN AND SUN NIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL PERSIST
ALONG THE SE COAST TONIGHT INTO FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE NW THU, MOVES ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL AREAS
THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT, THEN STALLS ACROSS THE FAR S AREAS
SAT INTO SUN WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING. ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS SE OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE COLD FRONT SAT AND SAT NIGHT,
THEN SHIFTS E SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST LATER
SUN, THEN MOVES OFFSHORE SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT.
ANZ820-130815-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
510 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
ANZ915-130815-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
510 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT, THEN, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ920-130815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
510 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN,
BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ905-130815-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
510 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ910-130815-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
510 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT,
THEN, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ825-130815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
510 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN,
BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-130815-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
510 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN,
BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ925-130815-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
510 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ830-130815-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
510 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ833-130815-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
510 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ930-130815-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
510 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ835-130815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
510 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ935-130815-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
510 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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