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FZNT22 KWBC 140243
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1043 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 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.
ANZ899-150245-
1043 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A WARM FRONT OVER THE FAR NE
WATERS WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA TONIGHT, WHILE HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST LATE TONIGHT, BEFORE A COLD FRONT
MOVES SE OVER THE WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL
OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS THU, THEN LIFT BACK TO THE N AS A WARM
FRONT THU NIGHT AND FRI. ANOTHER HIGH WILL BUILD SE OVER THE
REGION THU AND THU NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OVER
THE AREA FRI NIGHT AND SAT, THEN CONTINUE MOVING S OF THE WATERS
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS YET ANOTHER HIGH BUILDS E ACROSS
THE WATERS. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS LATE FRI INTO SUN.
ANZ820-150245-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
1043 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ915-150245-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
1043 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ920-150245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
1043 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ905-150245-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
1043 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ910-150245-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1043 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ825-150245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1043 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ828-150245-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1043 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ925-150245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1043 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ830-150245-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
1043 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-150245-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
1043 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ930-150245-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1043 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ835-150245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
1043 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ935-150245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1043 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
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