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FZNT22 KWBC 241431
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
931 AM EST SAT JAN 24 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.
ANZ899-250400-
931 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL STALL
ACROSS THE FAR S WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT AS STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS NW AND N OF THE REGION. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL
LIFT BACK TO THE N AS A WARM FRONT LATER TONIGHT INTO SUN NIGHT
AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT WHILE TRACKING
NE. THE STRENGTHENING LOW WILL PASS N AND NE OF THE AREA LATER
SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT WHILE PULLING ANOTHER STRONG COLD
FRONT SE ACROSS THE AREA. A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD
SE OVER THE REGION MON NIGHT INTO TUE, THEN SHIFT SE OF THE AREA
TUE NIGHT. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR REINFORCING COLD
FRONTS WILL CROSS THE WATERS TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT, BEFORE
LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFFSHORE WED NIGHT.
ANZ820-250400-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
931 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AND CHANCE OF SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS EARLY. RAIN. LIGHT SLEET WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ915-250400-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
931 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. RAIN EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ920-250400-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
931 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN
EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO
19 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ905-250400-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
931 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING SW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
WED
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ910-250400-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
931 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 40 TO
50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN EARLY, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO
21 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 21 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
WED
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ANZ825-250400-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
931 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY, THEN RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ828-250400-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
931 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
SNOW AND CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ925-250400-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
931 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE
OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ830-250400-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
931 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND CHANCE OF SNOW.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ833-250400-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
931 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY, THEN SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ930-250400-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
931 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ835-250400-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
931 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
SUN
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-250400-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
931 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
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