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FZNT22 KWBC 172032
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
432 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 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.
ANZ899-180745-
432 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED SE OF
BERMUDA WILL KEEP A RIDGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS TODAY
THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED ACROSS
THE CENTRAL WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A
WARM FRONT EARLY SAT, AND PASS N OF THE WATERS DURING THE DAY
SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W AND NW SAT
EVENING, AND MOVE INTO THE N WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. THE
FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY
MON, LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT LATE MON INTO MON NIGHT, AND PASS N
OF THE AREA BY LATER MON NIGHT OR EARLY TUE. YET ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W AND NW TUE NIGHT.
ANZ820-180745-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
432 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE, THEN,
BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS EARLY. PATCHY SMOKE.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. PATCHY SMOKE. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ915-180745-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
432 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN, BECOMING
S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
PATCHY SMOKE.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. PATCHY SMOKE.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ920-180745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
432 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS
EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY. PATCHY SMOKE.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. PATCHY SMOKE.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ905-180745-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
432 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW, THEN, BECOMING
VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY SMOKE.
SAT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
ANZ910-180745-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
432 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO
10 KT, THEN, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. PATCHY
SMOKE.
SAT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
ANZ825-180745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
432 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY, THEN PATCHY
SMOKE.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-180745-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
432 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ925-180745-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
432 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY. PATCHY SMOKE.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ830-180745-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
432 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
ANZ833-180745-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
432 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ANZ930-180745-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
432 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ835-180745-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
432 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ935-180745-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
432 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
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