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FZNT22 KWBC 131429
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
929 AM EST TUE JAN 13 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.
ANZ899-140245-
929 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE
TODAY, THEN SHIFT E OF THE REGION TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL SLOWLY MOVE E ACROSS THE WATERS WED INTO THU AS DEVELOPING
LOW PRESSURE TRACKS NE ALONG THE BOUNDARY. ANOTHER STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS THU INTO THU NIGHT AS ANOTHER
DEVELOPING LOW TRACKS NE ALONG THE FRONT, BEFORE THE LOW AND
FRONT MOVE WELL E AND NE OF THE AREA FRI. MARINERS SHOULD
MONITOR OPC FORECASTS FOR THIS POTENTIALLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. ANOTHER HIGH WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE WATERS FRI, THEN
SHIFT E OF THE REGION FRI NIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH CROSSES
THE N WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE W SAT, THEN MOVE E OVER THE WATERS SAT
NIGHT.
ANZ820-140245-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
929 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-140245-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
929 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-140245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
929 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ905-140245-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
929 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ANZ910-140245-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
929 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ANZ825-140245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
929 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ828-140245-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
929 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ925-140245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
929 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ830-140245-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
929 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ833-140245-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
929 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BECOMING 3 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ930-140245-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
929 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
THU
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ835-140245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
929 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ935-140245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
929 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
RAIN.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
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